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Children of a Lesser God

She is the most mysterious, independent, beautiful, angry person he has ever met. He is the first man who has ever gotten close enough to love her.

6.9/ 1019861h 59mR

DramaRomance

Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school as a member of the custodial staff. In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.

Directed by Randa Haines

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The cast

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William Hurt

William Hurt

James Leeds

Marlee Matlin

Marlee Matlin

Sarah Norman

Piper Laurie

Piper Laurie

Mrs. Norman

Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco

Dr. Curtis Franklin

Allison Gompf

Lydia

John F. Cleary

Johnny

Philip Holmes

Glen

Georgia Ann Cline

Cheryl