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Wretches & Jabberers (2011)

Name: Wretches & Jabberers
Director: Gerardine Wurzburg
Genre: Comedy, Documentary
Released: 2011-04-01
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Larry Bissonnette, Tracy Thresher

TMDB 7.21h 30mComedy Documentary

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Plot Summary

In 'Wretches & Jabberers and Stories from the Road', two men with autism embark on a global quest to change prevailing attitudes about disability and intelligence. With limited speech, Tracy Thresher, 42, and Larry Bissonnette, 52, both faced lives of mute isolation in mental institutions or adult disability centers. When they learned as adults to communicate by typing, their lives changed dramatically. Their world tour message is that the same possibility exists for others like themselves. At each stop, they dissect public attitudes about autism and issue a hopeful challenge to reconsider competency and the future. Along the way, they reunite with old friends from the USA, expand the isolated world of a talented young painter and make new allies in their cause.