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Mysterious Creatures

Mysterious Creatures

2006TV Movie⏱️ 1h 30m
Drama
⭐ 7.2
IMDB Rating
152 votes

A middle age couple struggle to find a diagnosis for their adult daughters erratic behaviour with tragic consequences.

Director
David Evans
Writers
N/A
Stars
Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Rebekah Staton
Release Date
October 29, 2006
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
πŸ’¬ 7
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Timothy Spall
Timothy Spall
as Bill Ainscow
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn
as Wendy Ainscow
Rebekah Staton
Rebekah Staton
as Lisa Ainscow
Judy Flynn
Judy Flynn
as Anne Buckley
David Crellin
David Crellin
as David Kirwan
Stephen Boxer
Stephen Boxer
as Martyn Bowler
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Mark Penfold
as Judge Bryn
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Laura Handley
as Shoe shop assistant
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James Curran
as Mr. Justice Mitchell
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Joanna Phillips-Lane
as Julie Kirwan

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
London, England, UK
Production
Leopard Drama

🏷️ Keywords

suicidemental illnesspsychiatric hospitalbased on true story

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Not about Asperger's, not easy to watch, but essential viewing.
by lrrooster2002 β€’ 2006-11-18
10/10

"Whilst the film 'Rainman' and Mark Haddon's book are both primarily works of fiction, this film is a dramatisation of a true story that, at the time of writing, is still going on. The fact that psychiatrists and social workers seemed flummoxed is the centre of this tragic tale. Without a proper diagnosis - a label - Lisa and her family receive little help. This is not about Asperger's. The medical teams decided it was not 'just' Asperger's, but they couldn't decide what it was and this condemned the family to the life they had and which the film tried t..."

πŸ“– Synopsis

A middle age couple struggle to find a diagnosis for their adult daughters erratic behaviour with tragic consequences.