Nobody's Child (1986)

Directed by

Lee Grant

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman is committed to a psychiatric hospital and spends years fighting to reclaim her life. The film follows her struggle inside the institution and her journey toward independence.

restrainedseriousfact-basedearnestpersonalslow-buildquietly intenseharrowing

What happens

Nobody's Child is a 1986 American made-for-television drama film directed by Lee Grant which won a Directors Guild of America Award. It is based on the autobiographical account of the same title by Marie Balter who was sent to a mental institution aged sixteen, with a script adapted by writers Mary Gallagher and Ara Watson. The cast includes Marlo Thomas, Ray Baker, Caroline Kava, and Anna Maria Horsford. At the 38th Primetime Emmy Awards, Marlo Thomas was awarded the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special for her role as Marie Balter in this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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