The Pathological Optimist

Name: The Pathological Optimist
Director: Miranda Bailey
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-09-29
Duration: 93 min
Cast: Andrew Wakefield, Carmel Wakefield, Brendan McBride, William Parrish, James Wakefield

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2017 · 93 min · Documentary · TMDB 8.3/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Miranda Bailey

Cast

Andrew Wakefield — Self
Carmel Wakefield — Self
Brendan McBride — Self - Attorney
William Parrish — Self - Attorney
James Wakefield — Self