NCR: Not Criminally Responsible (2017)
NCR: Not Criminally Responsible tells the story of a troubled young man who stabbed a complete stranger 6 times in a crowded shopping mall while gripped by psychosis. Twelve years later, his victim, who miraculously survived, is terrified to learn that he's out, living in the community under supervision. He's applying for an absolute discharge, and if he succeeds, he'll no longer be required to take the anti-psychotic drugs that control his mental illness. With unprecedented access to the patient, the victim, and the mental institution, the film looks at both sides of the debate and puts a human face on the complex ethical issues raised.
Director: John Kastner
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Shawn R. White as Self / Detective Staff Sergeant Cornwall Police |
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Andy Bouvier as Self |
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Noella Bouvier as Self |
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A.G. Ahmed as Self / Associate Chief of Psychiatry, Forensics |
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Sharron Capper as Self / Nurse |
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Debbie Vallentgoed as Self / Nurse |
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Charles DeCou as Self / Nurse |
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Michael Whalen as Self / Social Worker |
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Julie Bouvier as Self / Victim |
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Sean Clifton as Self |
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Will Bilow as Self |
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Janet Cooper as Self / Outreach Nurse |
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Wilfred Bilow as Self |
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Lorna Bilow as Self |
| Directing | John Kastner | Director |
| Writing | John Kastner | Writer |
| Production | John Kastner | Producer |
| Production | Silva Basmajian | Executive Producer |
| Production | Deborah Parks | Producer |
| Production | Nicole Rogers | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Derek Rogers | Director of Photography |
| Camera | John Westheuser | Director of Photography |
| Production | Michael Claydon | Production Executive |
| Production | Mark Starowicz | Production Executive |
| Production | Mark Wilson | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Bruce Fowler | Original Music Composer |