2010
TV-G
First Run Features
1 h 43 m

2010
TV-G
First Run Features
1 h 43 m

Summary Narrated by Kate Winslet, this inspiring film follows one woman's quest to unlock her autistic son's mind. Margret, whose ten-year-old son Keli is severely autistic, has tried a number of treatments to help her son. Consumed by an unquenchable thirst for knowledge about this mysterious and complex condition, she travels from her home in ...

Documentary

Directed By: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson

2010
TV-G
First Run Features
1 h 43 m

2010
TV-G
First Run Features
1 h 43 m

A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism

Name: A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010-09-24
Duration: 1 min 43 s
Rating: 76
Cast: Margrét Dagmar Ericsdóttir, David G. Amaral, Simon Baron-Cohen, David Crowe, Taylor Crowe

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The star of the film is a matter-of-fact, highly perceptive Indian woman, Soma Mukhopadhyay, whose autistic adult son is now a published author.

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Los Angeles Times

(A)beautifully shot, fascinating film.

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The New York Times

There is no pat resolution here, but the sight of a mother finally able to connect with her child across autism's chasm is more than stirring.

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Time Out

The stars here are not the moms, but the kids-and they are truly amazing.

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L.A. Weekly

A decent primer on the common and often misunderstood disease - in bold digital colors and scored to Sigur Rós and Björk, no less! - the film suffers from the attitude embodied by its self-congratulatory title.

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Production Company Frontier Filmworks, Klikk Production

Release Date Sep 24, 2010

Duration 1 h 43 m

Rating TV-G

Genres

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Tagline Unlocking an autistic mind

Website http://www.amotherscourage.org/

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Awards

Edda Awards, Iceland

• 3 Nominations

A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism

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Margrét Dagmar Ericsdóttir

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David G. Amaral

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David Crowe

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Taylor Crowe

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Geraldine Dawson

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Temple Grandin

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Lisa Helt

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Portia Iversen

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Linda Lange

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Catherine Lord

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Joseph E. Morrow

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Soma Mukhopadhyay

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Tito Mukhopadhyay

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Sally Rogers

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Jon Shestack

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Candace Smith

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Vernon L. Smith

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Thorkil Sonne

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