What Can You Do about It? (2019)
Original title: だってしょうがないじゃない
Filmmaker Yoshifumi TSUBOTA is already 41 years old when he is diagnosed with ADHD. Struggling with this diagnosis, he learns that one of his father’s cousins lives with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). He spontaneously decides to visit his relative and starts recording their meetings with his camera. Over the course of three years, the two men build up a deep friendship. This documentary about “Makoto-san” is an intimate and touching portrait, putting mental disorders in a critical relation to society.
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Filmmaker Yoshifumi TSUBOTA is already 41 years old when he is diagnosed with ADHD. Struggling with this diagnosis, he learns that one of his father’s cousins lives with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). He spontaneously decides to visit his relative and starts recording their meetings with his camera. Over the course of three years, the two men build up a deep friendship. This documentary about “Makoto-san” is an intimate and touching portrait, putting mental disorders in a critical relation to society.