A dynamic 1950’s haute-couturist leaves the world of high fashion to return to her outback hometown to right the wrongs of the past but transforms the women.
Shaz (Toni Collette) toes the line between madness and genius on screen, taking the cast of Mental on a rollercoaster ride of emotions and self-discovery with more than a few expletives and acts of property destruction thrown in for good measure. Luckily her social media self, helmed by PJ Hogan, is just as spirited. Based on a true story and a very real person in his life as a young boy, keeping the character of Shaz as true to form as possible in Mental was a no-brainer for Hogan.