Movies for people with special needs

There are films that sensitize us and awaken consciences. The following films are distinguished for their presentation of issues concerning people with special needs and can be a trigger for reflection, discussion, awareness or simply information.

• “The Black Balloon” (Family of a child with Autism)
• “The Two of Us” (Adult with Down Syndrome)
• “Temple Grandin” (The biography of the most famous woman with autism – Temple Grandin)
• “The Rainmaker” (Relationship with an Autistic Brother)
• “The Forest Gump” (The Life of a Mentally Retarded Person)
• “A wonderful man” (The life of a person with schizophrenia)
• “My name is Sam” (Adult with mental retardation in a father role)
• “The Boy Inside” (Asperger’s Syndrome)
• “The Children of an Inferior God” (Regarding Deafness)
• “My left leg” (Mobility disability)
• “The Eighth Day” (Meeting a person with Down syndrome)
• “The sea in me” (Quadriplegia and the issue of euthanasia)
• “What’s eating Gilbert Grape” (Family relationships and the mentally retarded child)
• “The Memory keeper’s daughter” (Adopted child with Down syndrome)
• “The Turn” (Paraplegia)
• “Born on the 4th of July” (Paraplegia)
• “In the Cuckoo’s Nest” (Mental Disorder)
• “The Little Soloist” (Blindness)
• “Make a Wish” (Myasthenia)
• “Scent of a Woman” (Blindness)
• “Mozzart and the Whale” (Autism)
• “Ben-X”-Greek rendition: “The Reluctant Hero” (Autism)
• “The Untouchables” (Quadriplegia)
• “The Awakenings” (Disability)
• “Lorenzo’s Oil” (Muscular dystrophy)
• “The Soloist” (Schizophrenia)
• “Like stars on earth” (Dyslexia)
• “The King’s Speech” (Stuttering)
• “The Brooke Ellison Story” (Quadriplegia – A film about the power of the human soul)
• “My sister and I” (Family relationships with a child suffering from Leukemia)
• “Extremely loud and incredibly close” (Developmental disorders)
• “Blind dating” (Sentimental comedy about blind adults)
• “Snow Cake” (Autism)
• “Dear Frankie” (Touching story of a deaf child)
• “The other sister” (Mental retardation)
• “Precious” (Physical and emotional abuse of a child)
• “The diving bell and the butterfly” (Physical disability)
• “Miracle worker” (Blindness – The story of Helen Keller)
• “Adam” (Asperger’s Syndrome) 

Movies like life goes on… as long as we are always aware and ready to face any situation…