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NCR : non criminellement responsable

John Kastner, couronné à 4 reprises aux Emmy, et réalisateur de Life with Murder, signe ce long métrage documentaire sur la maladie mentale, la violence et le droit des victimes. Bénéficiant d’un accès extraordinaire à un établissement psychiatrique judiciaire, le cinéaste et son équipe nous montrent comment les psychiatres traitent les criminels qui présentent des troubles mentaux importants. Ces patients qu’on aurait, il n’y a pas si longtemps, considérés comme incurables et si dangereux qu’il aurait fallu les incarcérer à vie peuvent aujourd’hui être relâchés et réintégrés au sein de la communauté.
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John Kastner, couronné à 4 reprises aux Emmy, et réalisateur de Life with Murder, signe ce long métrage documentaire sur la maladie mentale, la violence et le droit des victimes. Bénéficiant d’un accès extraordinaire à un établissement psychiatrique judiciaire, le cinéaste et son équipe nous montrent comment les psychiatres traitent les criminels qui présentent des troubles mentaux importants. Ces patients qu’on aurait, il n’y a pas si longtemps, considérés comme incurables et si dangereux qu’il aurait fallu les incarcérer à vie peuvent aujourd’hui être relâchés et réintégrés au sein de la communauté.

 This work deals with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.
Social Issues Law and Crime Psychology and Psychiatry All subjects
  • producer
    John Kastner
    Deborah Parks
    Silva Basmajian
  • direction
    John Kastner
  • None
    John Kastner
    Bruce Cowley
    Bruce Fowler
    Niall Collins
    Patton Rodrigues
    Kent Teeple
    Rebecca Pellet
    Mark Alberts
    Judy Heron
    Claude Dionne
  • executive producer
    Silva Basmajian
  • production executive
    Mark Starowicz
    Michael Claydon
  • editor
    Michael Hannan
  • director of photography
    John Westheuser
    Derek Rogers
  • location sound
    Doug Kaye
  • delegate producer
    Nicole Rogers
  • researcher
    Nicole Rogers
  • additional photography
    John Tran
  • supplementary sound
    Richard Nault
    Don Stewart
  • location photographer
    Geoff George
  • sound editing supervision
    Stephen Barden
  • sound mixer
    Stephen Barden
  • dialog editing
    Ryan Ongara
  • violin
    Bridget Hunt
    Wendy Rose
  • cello
    Marie Gélinas
  • music score engineer
    Mike Duncan
  • online editing
    Andrew Mandziuk
  • transcripts
    Chris Warren
  • production accountant
    Anne Sinclair
  • production auditor
    Steven Friedman
  • lawyer
    Gigi Morin
    Iain MacKinnon
  • publicity
    Jennifer Mair
    David McCaughna
  • production supervision
    Mark Wilson
  • centre administrator
    Josiah Rothenberg
  • production coordination
    Rachel Punwassie
  • technical coordination
    Marcus Matyas
  • subtitles
    Claude Dionne
  • consultant
    Lisa Ramshaw
    Shawn White
    Hy Bloom

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Ages 15 to 18
School subjects
Health/Personal Development - Mental Health/Stress/Suicide Media Education - Documentary Film Social Studies - Law
Use the Canadian Mental Health Association website (cmha.ca) to research OCD (anxiety disorder) and schizophrenia in more detail. Have small groups research additional mental illnesses and create visual presentations. Conduct a “gallery walk” where the class moves around to each of the presentation stations. This film personalizes mental illness through the lens of Sean’s story; does this make “taking a side” on the crime more difficult? What does “not criminally responsible” mean to the students?
NCR : non criminellement responsable
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