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John's Not Mad (1989)

3.8 | Mar 14, 1989 (US) | Documentary | 00:28

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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John Davidson
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Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks

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