TMDb Rating
8.1/10
7 verified votes
David's Mother (1994)
DramaTV Movie
90 min
Plot Summary
Sally Goodson has been raising her autistic son David alone since her husband left many years ago. Now a social worker discovers that Sally has been dodging 'The System' to keep her son with her, instead of putting him in an institution. Each feels they know what's best for David. But their opinions are not the same. Sally's developing relationship with John Nils is caught in the middle.
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DramaTV MovieRobert Allan AckermanKirstie AlleySam Waterston1994
Director
Robert Allan Ackerman
Top Cast
Kirstie AlleySam WaterstonStockard ChanningMichael A. GoorjianChris Sarandon
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