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The Pathological Optimist

2017 · 93 min · Documentary

Liar. Healer. Monster. Savior.

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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Creators

Miranda Bailey — Director

Top cast

Andrew Wakefield portraitAndrew WakefieldSelfCCarmel WakefieldSelfBBrendan McBrideSelf - AttorneyWWilliam ParrishSelf - AttorneyJJames WakefieldSelfTTim WakefieldSelfBBridget WakefieldSelfJJennifer LarsonSelfCCade LarsonSelfIImogen WakefieldSelf

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