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John's Not Mad

4.8 average rating
4.8
English / 28 MIN. / 1989

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The Synopsis

John's Not Mad is a QED documentary made by the BBC in 1989. It was ranked, in a British public poll, as one of the 50 Greatest Documentaries. The film shadows John Davidson, a 15-year-old from Galashiels in Scotland, who had severe Tourette syndrome. John's life was explored in terms of his family and the close-knit community around him, and how they all coped with a misunderstood condition.

The Cast

Eleanor BronJohn DavidsonHeather DavidsonOliver Sacks

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