A hard-hitting TV film, Jewel really hits home the stresses and strains of bringing up a Down's Syndrome child. It's also a factual movie, where we learn that just because a child has a disability it does not mean it can't be loved any different to a 'normal' child.
It must have been horrendous to look after a disabled child in the 1940s, and this movie strongly points that out. Farrah Fawcett and Patrick Bergin simply shine in their roles as the parents, with a credible performance from Cicely Tyson as Cathedral.
Why should a Down's Syndrome child be treated any different? They shouldn't under any circumstances, and for people who cannot except that should probably think again.
Wonderfully told, and beautiful detailed, Jewel is one hell of a TV movie, and a great one at that.
It must have been horrendous to look after a disabled child in the 1940s, and this movie strongly points that out. Farrah Fawcett and Patrick Bergin simply shine in their roles as the parents, with a credible performance from Cicely Tyson as Cathedral.
Why should a Down's Syndrome child be treated any different? They shouldn't under any circumstances, and for people who cannot except that should probably think again.
Wonderfully told, and beautiful detailed, Jewel is one hell of a TV movie, and a great one at that.