Schizophrenia In The Film 'The Mermaid'

This award-winning film titled The Mermaid is about Sara and her brother, Deji, with schizophrenia. It explores the beauty and difficulties of schizophrenia during an eventful evening with Deji’s goldfish that changed their lives. Off his medications and out of control, Deji interrupted Sara’s date with Jay and insisted to release his pet goldfish back into the ocean to turn back into her true self: a mermaid. Left with no choice, Sara and Jay followed him on a peculiar adventure, filled with plenty of adoration, happiness and unforeseen turns. But the most unexpected moment comes toward the end of the film, when they were faced with the manifestations of Deji's schizophrenia. Furthermore, the lamentable reality is that this film, just like