Summary Carrie Buck is an intellectually-disabled young woman who is persuaded to fight against the courts for custody of her newborn daughter after being declared mentally incompetent, therefore unable to raise her own child by herself. She is also threatened with sterilization so she won't have any more children who might also be disabled. View more details
Directed : John David Coles
Written : Brian L. Ross
Stars : Pat Hingle Marlee Matlin Melissa Gilbert Peter Frechette
Genres : Drama
Release date : Oct 4, 1994
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Production companies : Jaffe/Braunstein Films Their Own Productions Limited Partnership Viacom Productions
Summary Carrie Buck is an intellectually-disabled young woman who is persuaded to fight against the courts for custody of her newborn daughter after being declared mentally incompetent, therefore unable to raise her own child by herself. She is also threatened with sterilization so she won't have any more children who might also be disabled. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Oct 4, 1994
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Production companies : Jaffe/Braunstein Films Their Own Productions Limited Partnership Viacom Productions
