John's Not Mad

Name: John's Not Mad
Director: Valerie Kaye
Released: 1989
Rating: 3.8
Cast: John Davidson, Heather Davidson, Oliver Sacks

1989 · ★ 3.8 · Dir. Valerie Kaye

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.

Released: 1989-03-14
Runtime: 28 min
Language: EN
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