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Nobody's Child
“When nobody could help her, she helped herself”
7.4 / 10• 1986• 1h 40m•NR• English
DramaTV Movie
Storyline
Fact-based drama about the life of Marie Balter, who spent most of her young life in mental institutions. At age 16, she first attempted suicide and the next 20 years she spent in and out of the institutions. At last, a caring doctor started treating her for extreme depression and panic disorder. Weened from strong medications she had taken all her life, at age 36, she emerged for the last time and started a rehabilitation program in the home of a volunteer married couple. There she met a fellow patient with whom she developed a romantic relationship. She also started a college degree. This followed with a long-term professional success in the field of mental health.
Cast & Crew
Marlo Thomas
Marie Balter
Lead
Ray Baker
Joe Balter
Caroline Kava
Dr. Blackwell
Kathy Baker
Lucy Stavros
Campbell Lane
Mr. Edmond
VS
Vanessa Santos
Little Marie
DF
Donna Ford
Marie at 16
WN
William Nunn
Pa
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lee Grant's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Nobody's Child is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
