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Cries from the Heart (also known as Touch of Truth) is a 1994 American made-for-television drama film directed by Michael Switzer and starring Patty Duke and Melissa Gilbert, who had co-starred together in two prior films.
Oct 16, 1994 · A 1994 drama film starring Patty Duke and Melissa Gilbert, based on a true story of a young autistic boy who uses a computer to report his sexual abuse at school. The film follows the legal battle to protect him and expose the perpetrator.
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- Drama
- Michael Switzer
- 1994-10-16
Cries from the Heart (1994) | Full Movie | Patty Duke | Melissa Gilbert | Bradley Pierce. Michael, a young autistic boy who has trouble with verbalization, uses a computer to plead for help...
- 90 min
- 1.2M
- ThrillGore
A TV movie about a woman who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder after a rape. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers and other crew members who worked on this film.
Karen, Mellisa Gilbert, has her hands full with her young son Michael. We see early in the movie "A Cry from the Heart" Michael wondering away from her as she's on the phone with her husband Roger, Marcus Flanagan, and almost getting himself run over by a car in the street.
A movie about an autistic boy and his mother, who learn a technique to communicate with him. Facilitated communication is a controversial method that claims to help people with disabilities express themselves.
- Drama
Cries From the Heart. 1994 · 1 hr 34 min. TV-14. Drama. A child with autism who cannot speak or write is sent to a special school where he uses a computer to communicate that he has been sexually abused. Audio Languages: English.
