The Faces of Parkinson (2022)
A documentary about the people who struggle with Parkinson's disease and the impact it had on their lives.
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 28M
Director : Luc van den Elsen
Synopsis
The Faces of Parkinson shows the people who suffer from Parkinson's disease and the impact it made on their life and people around and close to them. As it also asks the question how one continues to stay positive with such a destructive disease.
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