The Pathological Optimist
2017
8.3 (3)
1 hr 33 min
English
Liar. Healer. Monster. Savior.
$11,222
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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- Released
- Production
- Cold Iron Pictures
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Andrew Wakefield as Self
Carmel Wakefield as Self
Brendan McBride as Self - Attorney
William Parrish as Self - Attorney
James Wakefield as Self
Tim Wakefield as Self
Bridget Wakefield as Self
Jennifer Larson as Self
Top Crew
Miranda Bailey · Director
Craig Richey · Composer
Jeffrey Buras · Cinematographer
Marc Lesser · Cinematographer
Andrea Maxwell · Editor
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