The Innocent (1985)

Directed by

John Mackenzie

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 41m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy with epilepsy tries to navigate a difficult home life and a doctor who wants to confine him. His mother sees him as normal, creating conflict with those who do not.

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What happens

The Innocent is a 1985 John Mackenzie drama film, starring Andrew Hawley, Liam Neeson and Miranda Richardson, and is set in the Yorkshire Dales just after World War I. The film is about the struggles of a young Yorkshire boy trying to come to grips with squabbling parents, a doctor who wants to institutionalize him because of his epilepsy, and a mother who refuses to accept that he is different in any way. The film was produced by Tempest Films Ltd. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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