Wretches & Jabberers

Name: Wretches & Jabberers
Genre: Biography, Drama, Comedy, Documentary
Released: April 1, 2011
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 63

2011

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Release Date: April 1, 2011

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 toIn 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 to reconsider competency and the future. (Area 23A)… Expand

Director: Gerardine Wurzburg

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Comedy, Documentary

Runtime: 90 min

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Kirk Honeycutt

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. Read full review

John Anderson

Mar 30, 2011

The ability to mix humor and emotion is the strong suit of this upbeat, music-saturated documentary. Read full review

Glenn Whipp

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. Read full review

Eric Hynes

Mar 30, 2011

More info packet than a story, the film is carefully designed for unambiguous impact. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

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. Read full review

Andrew Schenker

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. Read full review

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