Children of a Lesser God

Name: Children of a Lesser God
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1986
Duration: 119 min
Cast: William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco, Allison Gompf

1986·Randa Haines

DramaRomance

119 minRFilm · 1986

StarringWilliam Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco, Allison Gompf

“She is the most mysterious, independent, beautiful, angry person he has ever met. He is the first man who has ever gotten close enough to love her.”

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The story

Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school as a member of the custodial staff. In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.

Director: Randa Haines
Screenplay: Mark Medoff, Hesper Anderson