Dance Me to My Song (1998)

- Directed by
- Rolf de Heer
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- M
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman with cerebral palsy endures abuse from her carer. She then pursues a romantic connection with the carer's boyfriend.
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What happens
Dance Me to My Song is a 1998 Australian drama film directed by Rolf de Heer. The story follows a woman with cerebral palsy who is abused by her professional carer (played by Joey Kennedy) but later seduces the carer's boyfriend (played by John Brumpton). After the film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival, A documentary was made entitled Heather Rose Goes to Cannes that followed the journey of the actress playing Julia, Heather Rose, from living alone in Adelaide to attending the festival in France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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