Cries from the Heart
Directed by Michael Switzer
Michael, an autistic 7-year-old child, cannot speak or write. His mother, Karen, sends him to a special school to help him learn. Michael is taught to use a computer to express his feelings. Michael utilizes this to reveal his fear of one of the orderlies at his school and that he was sexually abused by Jeff, his guardian there. A courtroom battle ensues; is Michael's evidence reliable?
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Cries from the Heart was released on October 16, 1994.
Cries from the Heart was directed by Michael Switzer.
Cries from the Heart has a runtime of 2h.
Cries from the Heart was produced by Joel S. Rice, Jack Grossbart, Linda L. Kent.
Michael, an autistic 7-year-old child, cannot speak or write. His mother, Karen, sends him to a special school to help him learn. Michael is taught to use a computer to express his feelings. Michael utilizes this to reveal his fear of one of the orderlies at his school and that he was sexually abused by Jeff, his guardian there. A courtroom battle ensues; is Michael's evidence reliable?
The key characters in Cries from the Heart are Karen (Melissa Gilbert), Terry (Patty Duke), Michael (Bradley Pierce).
Cries from the Heart is a Drama, TV Movie film.
Cries from the Heart has an audience rating of 6.6 out of 10.