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 ...
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Title: Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story (TV Movie 1994)
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| Marlee Matlin | ... | Carrie Buck | |
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Melissa Prentice | |
| Peter Frechette | ... | Adam White | |
| Pat Hingle | ... | Arthur Kent | |
| Joe Inscoe | ... | Ian Strand | |
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John Bennes | ... | Governor Trinkle |
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James Martin Jr. | ... | Campaign manager |
| Elaine Nalee | ... | Alice Evans | |
| Terry Loughlin | ... | Joseph Evans | |
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Sharyn Greene | ... | Elizabeth Lake |
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Moses Gibson | ... | Feenie |
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Trenton McDevitt | ... | Gregory Lake (as Trent McDevitt) |
| Tammy Arnold | ... | Miss Frederick | |
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J. Michael Hunter | ... | Dr. Harry Laughlin |
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Laddy Sartin | ... | Journalist |
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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 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. Written by Matthew Patay
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 October 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A História de Carrie Buck See more »Filming Locations:
Wilmington, North Carolina, USACompany Credits
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Jaffe/Braunstein Films, Their Own Productions Limited Partnership, Viacom Productions See more »
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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.