The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off (TV 2004)

50 min  -  Documentary
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A year ago, 36-year-old Jonny Kennedy died. He had a terrible genetic condition called Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)... See full summary »

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Edna Kennedy Edna Kennedy ...
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Jonny Kennedy Jonny Kennedy ...
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Nell McAndrew Nell McAndrew ...
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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. Written by Leonie Davidson Channel 4  

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£150,000 (estimated)
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1.78 : 1
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Jonny Kennedy: I think I'll be bored if the angels sit about on clouds plucking their harps all day. I'll be up there, getting them off their clouds, doing drops of 1,000 feet and then pulling up. I think you need to spice things up a bit.
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Featured in The 50 Greatest Documentaries (2005) See more »