John's Not Mad
John's Not Mad
| 14 March 1989 (USA)
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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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Ameriatch

One of the best films i have seen

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Tockinit

not horrible nor great

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Doomtomylo

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

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Taraparain

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

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