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John's Not Mad (1989)

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.

Release: 1989-03-14
Runtime: 28 min
Rating: 4.833 / 10
Cast
Eleanor Bron
Eleanor Bron
Narrator (voice)
John Davidson
John Davidson
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Heather Davidson
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Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks
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