A true story based on the experiences of Anne McDonald and Rosemary Crossley. The names have been changed for this Australian movie, but the facts hew closely to their book. Angela Punch-McGregor goes to work at a home for disabled children and meets Tina Arhondis, a child afflicted with
severe cerebral palsy. The child is being cared for in only a caretaking fashion, and McGregor senses that beneath the palsy there is a brain that can be tapped. McGregor eventually must go to court to prove the child can function in society. Her dedication to her goal proves to be destructive to
her relationship with boy friend Drew Forsythe, but she finds greater pleasure in winn...
Released:
1984
Rated:
PG
Length:
93 mins