The Pathological Optimist (2017)
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.
- Date of release
- 2017-09-29
- TMDB
- 8.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Miranda Bailey
Casting
- Andrew Wakefield — Self
- Carmel Wakefield — Self
- Brendan McBride — Self - Attorney
- William Parrish — Self - Attorney
- James Wakefield — Self
- Tim Wakefield — Self
- Bridget Wakefield — Self
- Jennifer Larson — Self
- Cade Larson — Self
- Imogen Wakefield — Self
- Corin Wakefield — Self
- Polly Tommey — Self
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