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The Pathological Optimist

The Pathological Optimist

Miranda Bailey

2017

  • Documentary
8.3

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.

Cast & crew

  • Miranda BaileyDirector
  • Andrew WakefieldSelf
  • Carmel WakefieldSelf
  • Brendan McBrideSelf - Attorney
  • William ParrishSelf - Attorney
  • James WakefieldSelf
  • Tim WakefieldSelf
  • Bridget WakefieldSelf
  • Jennifer LarsonSelf

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