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John's Not Mad 1989 Directed by 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.

Country USA
Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Gnere Documentary
Production Company BBC
Release Date 14 March 1989
28 mins
Cast
John Davidson John Davidson
Oliver Sacks Oliver Sacks
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