Handsomely shot and narrated by none other than Oprah Winfrey, this inspiring documentary from filmmakers Lisa Lax and Nancy Stern tells the remarkable story of one man who refused to allow a birth defect stop him from not only living a normal life, but from accomplishing the extraordinary. When it was discovered that Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah had been born without a shinbone — one fully developed but twisted foot was attached to his thigh — his father quickly abandoned his family while friends and relatives suggested Emmanuel's mother do what is all too often done to disabled babies in the West African country of Ghana: abandon him in the woods, or simply feed...
Released:
2004
Rated:
NR
Length:
80 mins