Children of a Lesser God

Children of a Lesser God

6.9IMDb Score
Released:1986-09-13
Duration:119 min
Director:Randa Haines
Actors:William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco, Allison Gompf
Production:Paramount Pictures

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 In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.

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