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This beggar's description

Philip Tétrault, the brother of director Pierre Tétrault, has been locked up in jails and psych wards, kicked out of the house by desperate friends and family, spends long periods living on the streets of Montréal. Phil's writing, which is central to his life, offers insights into street life, the beauty of nature and what he calls "the gymnastics of my mind". This is the story of Phil and the far-reaching effects of schizophrenia

DVD Video, English, ©2005
National Film Board of Canada, Ontario Centre, [Montréal], ©2005