Children of a Lesser God
1986 · Movie · 118 min. · United States

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?
Direction Randa Haines
Cast William Hurt · Marlee Matlin · Piper Laurie · Philip Bosco · E. Katherine Kerr · Allison Gompf · Linda Bove · James Carrington · María Cellario
Soundtrack Michael Convertino
Screenplay Mark Medoff · Hesper Anderson
Cinematography John Seale
Original title Children of a Lesser God
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4K votes (FilmAffinity)
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