Nobody's Child

Buy This Item Nobody's Child by KOCH VISION  Available from Amazon  $9.98  on 11-25-2008     In an Emmy Award-winning role, Marlo Thomas portrays Marie Balter. Abandoned as an infant, Balter endures abuse and neglect by her foster parents. At age 17, doctors misdiagnose her severe panic disorder as schizophrenia, and she spends 20 years in a mental institution.<P>A heart wrenching true story of the survival of the human spirit, Nobody’s Child journeys from tragedy to triumph as Balter ultimately builds a life, earns a masters degree from Harvard University, and opens her own clinic. Reader Reviews Marlo Thomas is heartbreaking as a mentally ill woman who is misdiagnosed with schizophrenia as a teenager but who is helped by a caring psychiatrist and eventually triumphs over her illness. This is a very emotionally affecting movie. The acting is superb by all. I was very moved by Marlo Thomas' performance as someone who struggles & perseveres to overcome under the most harrowing of circumstances where she was so overmedicated with the wrong medication that she was unable to walk or talk. Her progress and recovery is amazing and inspiring. Lee Grant did a remarkable job of directing. Cried a lot during this movie. I highly recommend it.

Nobody's Child Available from Amazon Price: $9.98 Updated on 11-25-2008.

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