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Dominican Rep. Children of a Lesser God
4,490
Drama
James is a new speech teacher at a school for the deaf. He falls for Sarah, a pupil who decided to stay on at the school rather than venture into the big bad world. She shuns him at first, refusing to read his lips and only using signs. Will her feelings change over time?
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"'Children of a Lesser God' is a good but not a great movie (...) a competent, professional docudrama. It could have been more (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)" | POS |
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United States |
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"A heart-pounding love story -- the most passionately performed since Officer and a Gentleman." | POS |
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United States |
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"[It] is like being on a cruise to nowhere aboard a ship with decent service (...) Everything has been carefully programmed so that there are no surprises, no discoveries" | NEU |
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United States |
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"What makes 'Children of a Lesser God' come so poignantly alive is its understanding of the psychology of close relationships between the hard of hearing and 'normal' people." | POS |
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United States |
TV Guide | "The film often makes for crackling good drama with plenty of leavening humor and magnificent performances by Hurt and newcomer Matlin." | POS |
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