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The story of one woman's struggle against a narrow-minded medical establishment.The story of one woman's struggle against a narrow-minded medical establishment.The story of one woman's struggle against a narrow-minded medical establishment.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 6 nominations total
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- TriviaMeryl Streep was so moved by the subject of the project that she gave her time freely and was not compensated financially.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1997)
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Brilliant : Another amazing performance from Streep
Initially when I saw this movie on Amazon I was skeptical of buying it, I thought it would be that sort of a lame family struggle film, however this is not the case.
When her son is diagnosed with epilepsy, Lori Reimuller (Meryl Streep), tries to deal with it, taking every measure that she can. After researching epilepsy she discovers the ketogenic diet, a miracle cure? or a unfounded treatment that is a pipe dream? This is a terrific film with wonderful performances from all, I would recommend this film to anyone who has or knows of someone with epilepsy. I myself had it (although this was a mild form that I grew out of). I was never aware of the ketogenic diet.
While I could go on about this film more, simply put it was a must see for everybody, not just for the ketogenic diet but also for awareness of epilepsy in general.
When her son is diagnosed with epilepsy, Lori Reimuller (Meryl Streep), tries to deal with it, taking every measure that she can. After researching epilepsy she discovers the ketogenic diet, a miracle cure? or a unfounded treatment that is a pipe dream? This is a terrific film with wonderful performances from all, I would recommend this film to anyone who has or knows of someone with epilepsy. I myself had it (although this was a mild form that I grew out of). I was never aware of the ketogenic diet.
While I could go on about this film more, simply put it was a must see for everybody, not just for the ketogenic diet but also for awareness of epilepsy in general.
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- Seifer006
- Apr 9, 2009
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