Presents a blistering attack on the rigidity and insensitivity of the medical establishment.
First Do No Harm (1997)
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Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: In this alternately heartbreaking and uplifting drama inspired by actual events, a small town Midwest family discovers that their youngest son suffers from epilepsy. Left without hope after their... In this alternately heartbreaking and uplifting drama inspired by actual events, a small town Midwest family discovers that their youngest son suffers from epilepsy. Left without hope after their insurance runs out, the mother presses on, studies everything she can find out about the illness, and, against the wishes of her local doctor, takes her son to Baltimore for treatment with the controversial ketogenetic diet. [More]
Starring: Meryl Streep, Fred Ward, Seth Adkins, Tom Butler
Starring: Meryl Streep, Fred Ward, Seth Adkins, Tom Butler, Allison Janney, Oni Lampley, Margo Martindale, Leo Burmester, Michael Yarmush, Mairon Bennett
Director: Jim Abrahams
Director: Jim Abrahams
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