NCR: Not Criminally Responsible
2013 | 52 minutes
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| U/A
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SMOKING
Rated 13+
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SMOKING
- Director: John Kastner
- Cast: Sean Clifton, Julie Bouvier, Shawn White, Andy Bouvier, Noella Bouvier, Debbie Vallentgoed, Mike Whalen, Charles DeCou, Sharron Capper, Janet Cooper, Dr. Ahmed
- Awards: Official Selection - Hot Docs 2013, Official Selection - IDFA
With a complete loss of rationality, a young man stabs a stranger in a crowded mall. The crime should have got him a stiff sentence but he was declared not criminally responsible on account of his psychosis. Are criminals getting away easily with this provision in the Canadian judicial system? Directed by four-time Emmy Award winner, John Kastner, the documentary brings to light this debate with interviews of the victim and the accused.