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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).
Feb 7, 2001 · Jewel: Directed by Paul Shapiro. With Farrah Fawcett, Patrick Bergin, Cicely Tyson, Ashley Wolfe. In the 1940s a 40-year-old woman with four healthy children gives birth to a girl with Down syndrome.
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 a result, begins to virtually ignore the rest of her family.
Jewel TV-PG 2001 1h 36m Drama List Reviews 55% Audience Score 100+ Ratings A loving mother and wife (Farrah Fawcett) in 1940s Mississippi focuses her undivided attention on her newborn child...
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Jewel. 2001 · 1 hr 31 min. PG. Drama. 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.
A hard-hitting TV film, Jewel really hits home the stresses and strains of bringing up a Down's Syndrome child. It's also a factual movie, where we learn that just because a child has a disability it does not mean it can't be loved any different to a 'normal' child.
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. 118 IMDb 6.4 1 h 30 min 2001. X-Ray 13+.
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Directed by Paul Shapiro. The world refused to help her special child… but she never gave up hope. In the 1940s a 40-year-old woman with five healthy children gives birth to a girl with Down’s syndrome. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
Available on Pluto TV, FilmRise, Prime Video, Tubi TV, Amazon Freevee. 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. Drama 2001 1 hr 36 min.
