Children of a Lesser God
Year | 1986 |
Starring | Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, William Hurt |
Director(s) | Randa Haines |
Rating | R |
Genre(s) | Drama, Romance |
Runtime | 119 min |
James, a new speech teacher at a school for deaf students, quickly becomes enamored by a one-time student, Sarah. Her disability has kept Sarah in a silent world all her life, and she refuses to read James’s lips or communicate any way but through sign language. Romantic and heartfelt, the two develop a relationship that, despite it’s rocky beginning, is one built on common ground.