I Am Sam (2001)
Release Date
2001-12-28
Rating
8
Duration
132 min
Countries
Keywords
mentally disabled foster parents lawyer pro bono social services coffee shop manager pizza hut children's book locked door child custody woman director father daughter relationship neurodiversity
Qualities
Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations as a parent start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam convinces high-priced lawyer Rita to take his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.
