A Child's Cry for Help

1994 1h 50m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 7

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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A recently widowed doctor moves with her daughter to start at a new hospital. While there a loving mother brings her son in for treatment. The doctor suspects that there is something wrong, and theorizes that the mother is deliberately making her son sick so that she could bring him to the hospital for the attention that it gives her. When the doctor decides to restrict the mother's access to her son and is reporting her to child services, the mother in turn decides to sue the doctor and the hospital. And some of the hospital board don't agree with her diagnosis or think that she's over-reacting. And even while the mother's not allowed access to her son, he is still sick, so is the doctor right or wrong?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Veronica Hamel
Dr. Paula Spencer
Pam Dawber
Monica Shaw
Daniel Hugh Kelly
Donald Prescott
Lisa Jakub
Amanda Spencer
Cynthia Martells
Thelma
Daniel Benzali
Dr. Everett Morris
James Pickens Jr.
Brad Currie
Jeff Williams
Dr. Alec Jefferson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sandor Stern
Writers: Jan Jaffe Kahn
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sandor Stern, shot by Frank Beascoechea. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joseph LoDuca. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Caroline Biggerstaff shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Veronica Hamel and Pam Dawber and Daniel Hugh Kelly carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0109413 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Sandor Stern directs. Frank Beascoechea behind the camera. Joseph LoDuca scores. Caroline Biggerstaff cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Sandor Stern, shot by Frank Beascoechea. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Joseph LoDuca. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Caroline Biggerstaff shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Veronica Hamel and Pam Dawber and Daniel Hugh Kelly carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0109413 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.