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  • 2011
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  • 2011
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  • 1 h 30 m

Summary In Wretches & Jabberers, two men with autism embark on a global quest to change attitudes about disability and intelligence. Determined to put a new face on autism, Tracy Thresher, 42, and Larry Bissonnette, 52, travel to Sri Lanka, Japan and Finland. At each stop, they dissect public attitudes about autism and issue a hopeful challenge ...

Directed By: Gerardine Wurzburg

  • 2011
  • TV-G
  • Area 23a
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2011
  • TV-G
  • Area 23a
  • 1 h 30 m

Wretches & Jabberers

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Summary In Wretches & Jabberers, two men with autism embark on a global quest to change attitudes about disability and intelligence. Determined to put a new face on autism, Tracy Thresher, 42, and Larry Bissonnette, 52, travel to Sri Lanka, Japan and Finland. At each stop, they dissect public attitudes about autism and issue a hopeful challenge ...

Directed By: Gerardine Wurzburg

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Mar 31, 2011
A documentary about autism that's nearly perfect in doing what an advocacy documentary should do: show rather than tell, entertain rather than preach.
By Kirk Honeycutt FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 14, 2011
The road trip provides some spectacular images, but it's the two protagonists that hold the most interest. Their reactions are unpredictable; their insights, illuminating and often quite funny.
By Glenn Whipp FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 30, 2011
The ability to mix humor and emotion is the strong suit of this upbeat, music-saturated documentary.
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60
Mar 31, 2011
The film is maddeningly vague about how the two men made their initial breakthroughs, but it certainly is proof that even those who are written off as children can find a voice.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 30, 2011
More info packet than a story, the film is carefully designed for unambiguous impact.
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60
Mar 30, 2011
While the movie meanders a tad too much and suffers from J. Ralph's wretchedly literal-minded folk-rock soundtrack, Wretches succeeds in communicating both the daily struggles and the determination of its autistic subjects, whether American or international.
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Release Date Apr 1, 2011
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating TV-G
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Website http://www.wretchesandjabberers.org/
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