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Release Date: July 19, 2006
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 1h 5m
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Director: Pierre Tétrault
Cast: Phil Tétrault

Storyline

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?