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30 June 2007 (Japan) moreTagline:
He's like no one we've ever known, but he's all we aspire to be.Plot:
If you are born disabled in Ghana, West Africa you are likely to be poisoned, or left to die by your... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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(Credited cast) | Robin Williams | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
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Usually movies about Africa (especially documentaries) tell a story with some combination of despair, misogyny, genocide, racism, hatred and/or violence. This tells us about the culture of abandonment and marginalization extended to physically handicapped people in the West African country of Ghana.
We follow Emmanuel's story of determination in the face of long odds to become a full citizen, working to support his family rather than being a burden. It's certainly uplifting and surprising in that it relates his success at becoming not only a successful man, but also a humanitarian and politically astute spokesperson for the handicapped population.
A fairly slick presentation, the film moves along well with Oprah Winfrey's narration and various clips showing his journey. It's a good film to take a family to for its social awareness potential and a nice deliberately-told story.