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Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story

  • TV Movie
  • 1994
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
547
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Melissa Gilbert and Marlee Matlin in Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story (1994)
Drama

Carrie Buck is an intellectually-disabled young woman who is persuaded to fight against the courts for custody of her newborn daughter after being declared mentally incompetent, therefore un... Read allCarrie Buck is an intellectually-disabled young woman who is persuaded to fight against the courts for custody of her newborn daughter after being declared mentally incompetent, therefore unable to raise her own child by herself. She is also threatened with sterilization so she w... Read allCarrie Buck is an intellectually-disabled young woman who is persuaded to fight against the courts for custody of her newborn daughter after being declared mentally incompetent, therefore unable to raise her own child by herself. She is also threatened with sterilization so she won't have any more children who might also be disabled.

  • Director
    • John David Coles
  • Writer
    • Brian L. Ross
  • Stars
    • Marlee Matlin
    • Melissa Gilbert
    • Peter Frechette
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    547
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John David Coles
    • Writer
      • Brian L. Ross
    • Stars
      • Marlee Matlin
      • Melissa Gilbert
      • Peter Frechette
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Marlee Matlin
    Marlee Matlin
    • Carrie Buck
    Melissa Gilbert
    Melissa Gilbert
    • Melissa Prentice
    Peter Frechette
    Peter Frechette
    • Adam White
    Pat Hingle
    Pat Hingle
    • Arthur Kent
    Joe Inscoe
    Joe Inscoe
    • Ian Strand
    John Bennes
    • Governor Trinkle
    James Martin Jr.
    • Campaign Manager
    Elaine Nalee
    Elaine Nalee
    • Alice Evans
    Terry Loughlin
    Terry Loughlin
    • Joseph Evans
    Sharyn Greene
    • Elizabeth Lake
    Moses Gibson
    • Feenie
    Trenton McDevitt
    • Gregory Lake
    • (as Trent McDevitt)
    Tammy Arnold
    Tammy Arnold
    • Miss Frederick
    J. Michael Hunter
    • Dr. Harry Laughlin
    Laddy Sartin
    • Journalist
    Mark Jeffrey Miller
    Mark Jeffrey Miller
    • Orderly #1
    Michael Burgess
    • Black Man
    Nello Tare
    • Willem Sherman
    • Director
      • John David Coles
    • Writer
      • Brian L. Ross
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    8bellafloor-69563

    A tragic story

    It might not be the best of acting, however I think it was. The story itself is very important. At the beginning you wonder about what you're watching but it gets more and more intense. Very much worth watching. A story to love.

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    • Trivia
      Although Deaf, Marlee Matlin played Carrie Buck who was a hearing woman.

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    • Release date
      • October 5, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Contra su voluntad
    • Filming locations
      • Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • Jaffe/Braunstein Films
      • Their Own Productions Limited Partnership
      • Viacom Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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