This Beggar's Description
This Beggar's Description
2006, English. Directed by Pierre Tétrault.
It's a sensitive, moving doc chronicling the life of Tétrault's brother Philip , a Montreal poet, musician and diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. A promising athlete as a child, Philip began experiencing mood swings in his early 20s. His extended family, including his daughter, share their conflicted feelings love, guilt, shame, anger with the camera. They want to make sure he's safe, but how much can they take?
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- 1h 5m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 19 July 2006
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This Beggar's Description runs 65 minutes (1h 5m).
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This Beggar's Description isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 July 2006. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like This Beggar's Description?
If you liked This Beggar's Description, try Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind, Come See Me in the Good Light, Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir.
Who directed This Beggar's Description?
This Beggar's Description (2006) was directed by Pierre Tétrault and stars Phil Tétrault.