John's Not Mad (1989)

03/14/1989 (EN) • Documentary • 28m

Overview

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.

John's Not Mad (1989)

03/14/1989 (EN) • 28m

Documentary

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

John Davidson

John Davidson

Oliver Sacks

Oliver Sacks

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Status

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Keywords

tourette syndrome

social outcast

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