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This Beggar's Description

2006 | 65m | English

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Director: Pierre Tétrault
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It's a sensitive, moving doc chronicling the life of Tétrault's brother Philip , a Montreal poet, musician and diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. A promising athlete as a child, Philip began experiencing mood swings in his early 20s. His extended family, including his daughter, share their conflicted feelings love, guilt, shame, anger with the camera. They want to make sure he's safe, but how much can they take?
Release Date: Jul 19, 2006
Director: Pierre Tétrault
Writer:
Genres: Documentary
Keywords schizophrenia, poetry, homeless person, homelessness, mental breakdown, poet, montreal, canada, jail, mental institution, writer, family, mental patient, mental illness, street life, mental instability, homeless, mentally ill, mentally unstable
Production Companies ONF | NFB
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 03, 2025
Entered: May 11, 2024
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Phil Tétrault Self
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