Director: John Korty

Writer: Joyce Eliason

Based on a book by: Jamie Pastor Bolnick

Keywords: Drama

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Barbara Barrie	Actor	23-May-1931		Mrs. Barney Miller
Meredith Baxter	Actor	21-Jun-1947		The mother on Family Ties
David Morse	Actor	11-Oct-1953		Star of TV show Hack

REVIEWS

Review by Anonymous (posted on 15-Sep-2007)

Saw this film years ago and have not forgotten it. Would love to find a copy on DVD (or cassette) but, as it was a made-for-TV movie... it looks like I'll have to wait until it happens to be shown again. The story of Winnie, sent to an institution for the mentally retarded at the age of 6 (in the 1930s)... who spends her years there proving (by writing a book) that she is not retarded. It's a moving film, but not cloying or overly sentimental... Highly recommended.

Review by Kyran Geraghty (posted on 1-Sep-2007)

Unquestionably the most beautifully moving account of a young woman's struggle to demonstrate and to prove her "sanity" and the performance by Meredith Baxter Brought tears to this middle-aged man's eyes. Truly magnificent and worthy of MANY Oscars!! Shame that I had to wait until late 2007 to see this great movie on a Free-view channel. I hope I can source a copy of the movie on DVD.

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