Children of a Lesser God

1986 · 119 min · EN · R · 6.9 (356 votes)

Dir. Randa Haines · Starring William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco, Allison Gompf, John F. Cleary · Music Michael Convertino

“She is the most mysterious, independent, beautiful, angry person he has ever met. He is the first man who has ever gotten close enough to love her.”

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Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school as a member of the custodial staff. In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.

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A quiet, deeply felt exploration of connection and the profound effort required to truly hear another person. It's a tender, intimate drama that unfolds with earnest vulnerability, focusing on the delicate dance of understanding across a significant divide.

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