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The Reason I Jump (2021)

The Reason I Jump poster
Directed by
Jerry Rothwell
Genre
documentary film, drama film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
M
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary that follows several nonverbal autistic individuals from different countries. It reveals their inner thoughts and experiences, showing how they communicate and perceive the world.

contemplativeintimateempatheticinsightfulquietreflectivehumanizingthoughtful

What happens

Sais-tu pourquoi je saute ? (The Reason I Jump) est un film documentaire américano-britannique réalisé par Jerry Rothwell, sorti en 2020. Il s'agit de l'adaptation du livre homonyme (自閉症の僕が跳びはねる理由~会話のできない中学生がつづる内なる心~) de Naoki Higashida (ja) (2005), traitant de différentes expériences d'individus muets et autistes à travers le monde. Il est sélectionné et présenté en « World Cinema Documentary Competition », le 25 janvier 2020, au Festival du film de Sundance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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