United Kingdom / Mar 25, 2004 / Channel 4
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A year ago, 36-year-old Jonny Kennedy died. He had a terrible genetic condition called Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) - which meant that his skin literally fell off at the slightest touch, leaving his body covered in agonizing sores and leading to a final fight against skin cancer. In his last months Jonny decided to work with filmmaker Patrick Collerton to document his life and death, and the result was a film, first broadcast in March, that was an uplifting, confounding and provocatively humorous story of a singular man. Not shying away from the grim reality of EB, the film was also a celebration of a life lived to the full.
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Genres
DocumentaryTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off |
| Original language | EN |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Channel 4 Television, Yipp Films Ltd |
| Official site | channel4.com |
| Release date | 25 marzo 2004 |
| Executive producer | Eric Harwood |
| Production | Patrick Collerton |
| Editing | Nick Fenton, Sue Giovanni, John McMullin |
| Cinematography | Tony Coldwell, Richard Ranken, Michael Brennan, Peter Thompson |
| Assistant directors | Patrick Collerton |
| Camera operators | Michael Brennan, Peter Thompson |
| Additional photography | Michael Brennan, Peter Thompson |
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| Music | Tommy Hair, Bob Jackson, Bob Newton |
| Sound | Tommy Hair, Bob Jackson, Bob Newton |
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