Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love
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63% Critic Match

Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love

6.3 / 10 1979 1h 37mNR English
DramaTV Movie

Storyline

A young couple is overjoyed when they find out that, after having had two girls, the wife is pregnant again, and this time it will be a son. However, the boy turns out to autistic. Unhappy with the diagnoses and treatments available, they decide to work out their own therapy program for their son.

Cast & Crew

James Farentino

James Farentino

Barry Kaufman

Lead
Kathryn Harrold

Kathryn Harrold

Suzie Kaufman

Stephen Elliott

Stephen Elliott

Abe Kaufman

HO

Henry Olek

Dr. Bob Clark

Kerry Sherman

Kerry Sherman

Nancy

Erica Yohn

Erica Yohn

Dr. Fields

MA

Michael Adams

Raun

CA

Casey Adams

Raun

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Glenn Jordan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker