NCR: Not Criminally Responsible
NCR: Not Criminally Responsible | |
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Directed by | John Kastner |
Written by | John Kastner |
Produced by | John Kastner Silva Basmajian |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
NCR: Not Criminally Responsible is a 2013 Canadian documentary film by
Subject
Bouvier was stabbed several times outside a shopping mall in
The film includes scenes inside the Brockville Mental Health Centre, where Clifton was confined for treatment including therapy. It also explores his life after release, using medication and becoming re-integrated into society.[4]
Release
The film was premiered at the April 2013 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[5] In September 2013, Kastner screened the film at the annual conference of the Canadian Psychiatric Association.[6]
The film first aired to a wider audience on
Although the victim of Clifton's attack had agreed to be filmed in the documentary only if her face were partially concealed in order to maintain her safety and privacy, she agreed to appear at the film's premiere in April 2013. She took questions from the audience and for the first time allowed her photo to be taken and published, by the Toronto Star. She has accepted an apology from her attacker.[5]
A sequel, called Not Criminally Responsible: Wedding Secrets, was released in 2016 as an episode of CBC Docs POV.[7] The sequel centres on the wedding of Jon McMahon, Clifton's estranged son with whom he was reunited after the broadcast of the original film, to Nicole Rogers, an associate producer of the film, and on Clifton's attempts to apologize and make amends to the victim of his attack, which have taken on new urgency because they have both been invited to the wedding.
References
- ^ Taylor, Kate (25 April 2013). "NCR: Not Criminally Responsible: When a victim's assailant is released". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ Jones, Allison (19 April 2013). "Film explores the meaning of 'not criminally responsible'". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ Lofaro, Tony (14 October 2013). "A random act of violence". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ Doyle, John (17 October 2013). "'Disturbing' doc takes an inside look at Sean Clifton and the perpetrator's experience". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ a b Knelman, Martin (25 April 2013). "Hot Docs: Victim of horrible attack to go public at screening of NCR film fest". Toronto Star. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ a b Knelman, Martin (2 October 2013). "NCR: Not Criminally Responsible gets new life". Toronto Star. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ Alex Ballingall, "The stabber, the victim, the lost son, and the wedding". Toronto Star, November 12, 2016.