[The image of people with mental illness in movies: effects on beliefs, attitudes and social distance, considering as example the movie "The white noise"].

Objective: To examine the impact of the movie "The White Noise" on the audience's beliefs and attitudes towards schizophrenia.

Method: Survey with pre-post-questionnaire to assess the knowledge about schizophrenia, stereotypical attitudes and social distance.

Results: Differences between the audience's knowledge about schizophrenia and expert opinion increased.