A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism (2009/2010)
Margret Dagmar Ericsdottir and her son Keli as seen in A MOTHER'S COURAGE, a film by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson. A First Run Features release.
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Opened: 01/22/2010 Limited
| Limited | 01/22/2010 | |
| Laemmle's Play... | 01/22/2010 - 01/28/2010 | 7 days |
| Quad Cinema/NYC | 09/24/2010 - 09/30/2010 | 7 days |
| Laemmle's Musi... | 09/24/2010 - 09/30/2010 | 7 days |
| DVD | 10/26/2010 |
Trailer: Click for trailer
Genre: Documentary
Rated: Unrated
Synopsis
Imagine not being able to engage with the world around you. Imagine not being able to express your feelings, dreams and aspirations to anyone. Imagine having to depend upon the assistance of others with every mundane task, like dressing or feeding yourself. Imagine living with all of these limitations despite being of sound mind, aware of everything that is going on around you but incapable of letting anyone know.
"A Mother's Courage" is a documentary by director Fridrik Thor Fridriksson which tells the story of Margret, a mother who has done everything in her power to help her severely autistic eleven year old son, Keli.
Although Margret holds no unrealistic aspirations for Keli, she has a quenchless thirst for knowledge about the mysterious and complex condition that autism undeniably is.
On a course set to include the United States and Europe, Margret meets with scientists in the field of autism and autism therapies. Along the way, she meets with other parents of autistic children to hear their unique stories about how they too have been touched by autism and who, likewise share her passion to break down the wall between the children and the surrounding world.
Margret's journey becomes more dramatic and life changing than she had envisioned when she catches a glimpse of hope that her son can be helped to a larger degree than previously assumed.
Perhaps it is possible to break down the wall of autism and get to know the individual behind it.
"A Mother's Courage" is narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet.
