Children of a Lesser God

Children of a Lesser God

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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Release Date

9/13/1986

Runtime

119 mins

Overview

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 In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

$31,853,080

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A carefully observed romance between two people navigating profound differences in how they experience the world. It's a film about the vulnerability of connection and the struggle to be truly understood.

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RomanticTenseWistful

Themes

LoveIdentityPower

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

Naturalistic

Structure

Two-hander

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