Down Syndrome movies
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- DirectorMick JacksonStarsEmily WatsonDermot MulroneyHugh ThompsonA father separates his son from his twin sister at birth to prevent him and the mother from knowing she was born with Down syndrome. Based on the novel by Kim Edwards.
- DirectorJaco Van DormaelStarsDaniel AuteuilPascal DuquenneMiou-MiouAn unusual and wonderful friendship develops between a busy but unhappy salesman and a resident of a mental asylum.
- DirectorDonald LeowStarsStacey BradshawBen DaviesAmber HouseA popular girl befriends a beautiful girl with down syndrome.
- DirectorMichael KatlemanStarsPatty DukeTracy NelsonG.W. BaileyA woman accustomed to always having the last word in every situation finds herself trying to "rescue" her grandson Jesse, from being signed away to grow up in an institution for Down Syndrome children.
- DirectorPaul ShapiroStarsFarrah FawcettPatrick BerginCicely TysonIn the 1940s a 40-year-old woman with four healthy children gives birth to a girl with Down syndrome.
- DirectorGeorge KaczenderStarsJoBeth WilliamsChris BurkeJeffrey DeMunnA down-syndrome boy is left in an institute by his parents. Ginny, who works in the institute wants to have custody over Jonathan but has to fight the system and the parents.
- DirectorGeorg Stanford BrownStarsTyne DalyRichard CrennaMartin BalsamBob and Joanna, both over 40 years old, have a baby with the Down syndrome. Their doctor advises them to give the child away, not to "waste their time" with a kid with a mental deficiency. But the parents decide to keep their son, to allow him a life with dignity and to support him as best as possible. And their devotion bears fruit...
- DirectorChris DowlingStarsKristoffer PolahaDavid DeSanctisMcKaley MillerA baseball player whose professional career was cut short due to his personal problems is suddenly awakened and invigorated by a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store.
- DirectorPaulo MachlineStarsDébora FalabellaAugusto MadeiraMarcos VerasRoberto is in the edge to become a father for the first time. He was already dreaming of the years yet to come, wondering how his son would be. While trying to figure out how to act like a father he must also face and endure a tough reality - to be a Down syndrome child's dad. Insecure and ashamed of the situation he will have to confront and overcome it.