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Nobody's Child (1986)

Nobody's Child (1986)

Drama TV Movie

When nobody could help her, she helped herself

Release Date: 1986, April 5
Directors: Lee Grant
Countries: Canada, United States of America
Production: Gaylord Productions, Gaylord Productions
Cast: Ray Baker, Tom Heaton, Betty Phillips, Don MacKay, Kathy Baker, Campbell Lane, Marlo Thomas, Karen Elizabeth Austin, Todd Duckworth, Caroline Kava, Nancy Beatty, Antony Holland

Overview:

Fact-based drama about the life of Marie Balter, who spent most of her young life in mental institutions. At age 16, she first attempted suicide and the next 20 years she spent in and out of the institutions. At last, a caring doctor started treating her for extreme depression and panic disorder. Weened from strong medications she had taken all her life, at age 36, she emerged for the last time and started a rehabilitation program in the home of a volunteer married couple. There she met a fellow patient with whom she developed a romantic relationship. She also started a college degree. This followed with a long-term professional success in the field of mental health.

Keywords:

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