Jefftowne (1998)
Жанр : документальный
Время выполнения : 59М
Директор : Daniel Kraus
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jefftowne is a 1998 documentary shot and directed by Daniel Kraus and distributed by Troma Entertainment. It chronicles the life of Jeff Towne, a 40 year old Iowa City resident who suffers from Downs Syndrome, obesity, alcoholism, and circulation problems. Towne also enjoys pornography and lives with his 90-year-old adoptive grandmother.
Эта таинственная история произошла в конце прошлого века. В небольшой, затерянной среди Альп деревушке родился удивительный ребенок. Маленький гений обладал уникальной музыкальностью и невероятной способностью слышать все звуки природы.
Став юношей, ему, как и большинству одаренных людей, пришлось столкнуться с непониманием и завистью окружающих. Неразделенная любовь, злоба и коварство ограниченных людей толкают героя на безропотный и молчаливый протест, который приводит к непредсказуемым последствиям.
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Доктор Кларк нанимает пианистку Джин Хансен в качестве педагога по музыке для детей с проблемами психики. Возмущенная методами лечения детей, Джин начинает конфликтовать с доктором, попутно сближаясь с одним из юных пациентов. Спектакль на День Благодарения становится поворотной точкой во взаимоотношениях героев…
Основанная на реальных событиях, произошедших в конце 1970-х гг., эта история повествует о гей-паре, принимающей на воспитание мальчика с Синдромом Дауна, от которого отказывается непутевая мать-наркоманка. И пока подросток впервые в своей жизни открывает для себя крепкие узы настоящей семьи, которой у него никогда не было, недовольные таким положение дел консервативные власти предпринимают решительный шаг, чтобы вырвать его из этого стабильного и спокойного окружения, которое он когда-либо знал. Теперь эта гомосексуальная пара должна начать бороться за право усыновить этого необыкновенного, с особыми потребностями ребенка, вступая в неравное и незабываемое сражение против системы, созданной против них.
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