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The Pathological Optimist

2017
Directed byMiranda Bailey
1h 33m

THE PATHOLOGICAL OPTIMIST takes us into the inner sanctum of Wakefield and his family from 2011- 2016 as he fights for his day in court in a little known defamation case against the British Medical Journal. Wakefield attempts to clear his name as the media-appointed Father of the Anti-vaccine movement.

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Andrew WakefieldSelfCarmel WakefieldSelfBrendan McBride
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Self - Attorney
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James WakefieldSelf
Tim WakefieldSelf
Bridget WakefieldSelf
Jennifer LarsonSelf
Cade LarsonSelf
Imogen WakefieldSelf
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Documentary
STATUSReleased
RATING
8.3

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