The Pathological Optimist 2017

Meet Dr. Andrew Wakefield, the enigmatic figure behind some of modern medicine's most heated debates. Director Miranda Bailey's documentary "The Pathological Optimist" is a thought-provoking character study of Wakefield, who became the face of the anti-vaccination movement after publishing a controversial paper in 1998.

Meet Dr. Andrew Wakefield, the enigmatic figure behind some of modern medicine's most heated debates. Director Miranda Bailey's documentary "The Pathological Optimist" is a thought-provoking character study of Wakefield, who became the face of the anti-vaccination movement after publishing a controversial paper in 1998.

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