Of Two Minds (TV 2012)

Follows the story of the challenging relationship between Billie and her younger schizophrenic sister, Elizabeth Baby. After their mother dies, Billie takes responsibility by moving Baby in... See full summary »

Director:

Jim O'Hanlon

Writer:

Richard Friedenberg

Stars:

Kristin Davis, Tammy Blanchard, Joel Gretsch

Cast

Credited cast:
Kristin Davis	...	Billie Clark
Tammy Blanchard	...	Elizabeth 'Baby' Davis
Joel Gretsch	...	Rick Clark
Alexander Le Bas	...	Davis Clark
Mackenzie Aladjem	...	Mollie Clark
Louise Fletcher	...	Aunt Will
Jessica Lundy	...	Madeleine
Marcella Lentz-Pope	...	April
Elyse Mirto	...	Dana (as Elyse Marie Mirto)
Bonnie Bartlett	...	Kathleen
Anthony Azizi	...	Dr. Lewis
Carlease Burke	...	Counselor
Adrian LaTourelle	...	Douglas
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sun Jae Kim	...	Orderly / ICU Nurse

Storyline

Follows the story of the challenging relationship between Billie and her younger schizophrenic sister, Elizabeth Baby. After their mother dies, Billie takes responsibility by moving Baby in with her family, including her husband, their teenage son and young daughter. At first, Baby and the family work to adjust to their new living arrangement. However, after a disturbing incident involving her son and Baby, it becomes clear to Billie that she and her family are not equipped to handle Baby's illness, ultimately forcing her to make the difficult decision to do what's best for her sister and her family.

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Plot Keywords:

schizophrenic | three word title | brother sister relationship | number in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Lifetime [us] Silver Screen Pictures [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Meine Schwester mit den zwei Gesichtern

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daniel Ostroff Productions, Silver Screen Pictures, The Königsberg Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

User Reviews

Honest and heart wrenching.

My niece has schizophrenia and, at times, I felt like I was seeing her on my screen. Blanchard's acting in this was perfect, from the flat affect when the medication is causing that sluggish, underwater feeling to the terror and confusion when a psychotic episode hits. My niece also sits and smokes during most of her days but we are thankful she is no longer tormented by voices or terrifying hallucinations.

Other fine points from the film are that Baby's mother was shown as caring and loving. The old, false, belief that schizophrenia is caused by bad parenting or traumatic events still lurks in some minds and it's good when a movie helps people learn that it is, in fact, a brain disease, like Alzheimers or Parkinsons and no one is to blame.

The well sister, Billie, is also realistically portrayed and points out the problems when young family members have to deal with the ill person.

My only wish would have been to place more emphasis on the costs. Medication can easily cost a thousand dollars per month and private residential care can be over $200,000 a year. Only the very wealthy can afford the nice ones.

This is a terrible disease, the number one enabler of young people and something that strikes early and lasts for fifty years or more. That's a long time to be trapped in a nightmare, unsure about what is real and what isn't. We need to find a cure.