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Aug 3, 2018 · Unspeakably Wonderful is a feature film about two men who hate each other but made one of the greatest medical breakthroughs of the 20th century.
- 3 min
- 843
- Angry Man Pictures TV and Film
Unspeakably Wonderful: Directed by Michael Caton-Jones. A small-town Canadian doctor sets out to find a treatment for diabetes against impossible odds. It's about friendship and rivalry, despair and triumph.
- Michael Caton-Jones
- Neil Fleming, Matthew Lockyer
- Drama
- What Brought You to The Subject Matter of Banting?
- Do You Have A Type 1 Diabetes Connection?
- What Message Do You Hope to Convey to Audiences with This Project?
- What Is Most Extraordinary About Banting’s Story?
- Is The Film Aimed at A Family Audience (PG)?
- Additional Information
Matthew Lockyer (co-writer):I loved history and science at school, and read the lives of the medical pioneers avidly. In television drama-documentaries the canon of Ignatius Semmelwiez, Robert Koch, Louis Pasteur, Edward Jenner, Joseph Lister and Alexander Fleming cropped up time and again, but the only mention of the discovery of insulin I came ac...
Alex Tweddle (director/producer): My cousin and good friend has been living with type 1 diabetes for many years, last year he celebrated his 70thbirthday. I also have several lifelong friends with the condition. Matthew Lockyer (co-writer):My first degree was in biochemistry, and I was especially interested in carbohydrate metabolism, especially di...
Alex Tweddle (director/producer):We think a really good film provokes a lot of discussion in the car on the way home or over the dinner table, and stimulates people to read about issues. We would hope that people would realise that scientists are human, and that emotions, good and bad, influence the science they perform. The role of inspiration and...
Our imagining of Banting is of a man damaged both mentally and physically by the Great War. He hasn’t made a success of anything since his military service. His career and his relationship are in free fall when he is granted his revelation. He knows he is right, and that this will be his one shot at redeeming himself. Fred is damaged goods, who has...
The subject matter of the film is not suitable for young children; there is a certain Gothic aspect to old medical procedures, and the vivisection scenes would be too distressing. The story is a complex one, and would not be easy for children to follow. We do not anticipate it would be rated PG.
In September 2017 Alex Tweddle visited Toronto University and visited the actual university locations where Macleod, Banting, Best and Collip worked. We are in discussion with the university and hope to film at some of the original locations. More information on the film can be found at unspeakableywonderful.com and more about the production compan...
Unspeakably Wonderful cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Unspeakably Wonderful. 287 likes. Unspeakably Wonderful is a feature film about two men who hate each other but make one of the greatest medical breakthroughs of the 20th century.
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