
John's Not Mad
Film198928 min4.8/10 on TMDB
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Directed by Valerie Kaye
The story
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.
Cast & crew
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- Director
- Valerie Kaye

Eleanor Bron
John Davidson
Oliver Sacks