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Series
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Hannah, a recluse who wears a hearing aid, is forced by her employer to take a vacation. On holiday she finds a job on an oil rig caring for Josef, a burn victim who has temporarily lost his sight. Hannah's job is to care for Josef until he is stable enough to be transferred. There is almost no one on the rig, except a cook, an oceanographer and a few others out at sea. Hannah tends to Josef and he slowly breaks her shell of silence.
22) My left foot
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Dramatization of the life of Christy Brown, an artist paralyzed by cerebral palsy.
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
"A charming but mysterious man named Martin (Sting) convinces a couple that he is an old boyfriend of their daughter's, now bedridden and unable to speak. Though the husband is suspicious of him, the wife is happy to have someone help her care for her invalid daughter. But as Martin's true motives are revealed, so too is a frightening family secret."--Container.
24) Rear window
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
It only takes one witness to spoil the perfect crime in one of the most acclaimed suspense films of all time. Professional photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries, becomes obsessed with watching the private dramas of his neighbors while confined to a wheelchair with a broken leg. When he suspects that a salesman may have murdered his nagging, invalid wife, Jeffries enlists the help of his stunning socialite girlfriend to investigate the suspicious chain...
25) The upside
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Blu-ray + DVD [combo pack].
Language
English
Description
A recently paroled ex-convict, Dell, strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a quadriplegic billionaire, Philip Lacasse, in this funny and warm-hearted buddy comedy. From worlds apart, Dell and Philip form an unlikely bond, bridging their differences and gaining invaluable wisdom in the process, giving each man a renewed sense of passion for all of life's possibilities.
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
An inspiring story of independence that follows two unlikely friends determined to face the world on their own terms. Young Michael is a patient who is resigned to his quiet life within an institution's safe, predictable boundaries. Then, the rebellious Rory O'Shea bursts onto the scene. Now, with the help of the beautiful young Siobhan, who sings on as the boys' live-in aide, Rory will show Michael what it takes to truly be free.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Born with cerebral palsy, the 10th of 22 children of a Dublin bricklayer and his wife, Christy Brown was doomed to life as a vegetable by physicians in 1932. His strong-willed mother's love and faith encouraged him to overcome this label. At age seven, he made a mark with chalk grasped between the toes of his left foot, the only limb on his body he could control. With this proof of intelligence, his schooling begins, and aided by his loving family,...
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