
Robin's Wish (2020) on Netflix
NR20201h 17mBiographyDocumentary
Robin Williams died by suicide in August 2014, leaving the public to wonder about his motives. His widow and medical experts describe the brain disease he was fighting, Lewy body dementia.
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Robin Williams died by suicide in August 2014, and the news left the public guessing at his motives while the fuller story stayed obscured. His life and final days are recounted here by his widow, who chose the film's title and brought the project about, by colleagues from his film and television work, and by several medical experts. They describe his struggles with diffuse Lewy body disease and how those struggles affected his acting career. Lewy body dementia is a neurodegenerative disorder, they explain, common and little known, nearly impossible to diagnose, and without a diagnosis it brings heightened fear, paranoia and confusion.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Robin's Wish (2020)
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- Robin Williams's widow, Susan Schneider Williams, chose the documentary's title and approached director Tylor Norwood to make it. Norwood was initially resistant, saying he wanted to help people understand the pain Williams felt as his talents and faculties rapidly slipped away.
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