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In 1945, Jewel Hilburn (Farrah Fawcett), 39, and her husband Leston (Patrick Bergin), 41, are living in poverty in rural Mississippi, and raising their four children: Raylene (Rachel Skarsten), Burton (Kyle Fairlie), Wilman , and Annie (Alexis Vandermaelen).
- Drama
Feb 7, 2001 · Jewel is a drama film starring Farrah Fawcett as a mother who gives birth to a girl with Down syndrome in the 1940s. The film follows her journey of raising her daughter and fighting for her rights and acceptance in a challenging time.
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- Drama
- Paul Shapiro
- 2001-02-07
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American made for TV drama film directed by Paul Shapiro. Based on the book by Bret Lott.
- 91 min
- 31.5K
- Daniel Budd
A loving mother and wife (Farrah Fawcett) in 1940s Mississippi focuses her undivided attention on her newborn child who has Down syndrome.
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- Paul Shapiro
- TV-PG
- Farrah Fawcett
Set in the 1940s, the film tells the story a 40-year-old woman living in rural Mississippi, Jewel, who gives birth to a girl with Down Syndrome and raises her amidst immense social stigma and financial hardships.
In the 1940s, a rural Mississippi woman with four healthy children battles poverty and social stigma to raise her baby girl, who has Down Syndrome. Subtitles: English. Starring: Farrah Fawcett Cicely Tyson Patrick Bergin. Directed by: Paul Shapiro.
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In rural 1945 Mississippi, Jewel Hilburn and her husband Leston have four healthy children. At the age of 40, Jewel gives birth to Brenda Kay, a fifth child with Down's Syndrome. Desperately wanting the child to beat the odds, Jewel focuses her undivided attention and love upon the child and, as...
