Nobody's Child
Nobody's Child

Nobody's Child

1986-04-05 | 100 min

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.

Genres

Drama TV Movie

Cast

Marlo Thomas

Marlo Thomas

Ray Baker

Ray Baker

Caroline Kava

Caroline Kava

Kathy Baker

Kathy Baker

Campbell Lane

Campbell Lane

Vanessa Santos

Vanessa Santos

Donna Ford

Donna Ford

William Nunn

William Nunn

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