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John's Not Mad

19890h 28m4.8/ 10 · TMDB · 3 votes
Documentary

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.

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Directed by Valerie Kaye

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Ansh Kapoor

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Eleanor Bron
Eleanor Bron

Narrator (voice)

John Davidson
John Davidson

Self

Heather Davidson

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Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks

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Film details

Released14 Mar 1989
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
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