A Child's Cry for Help (1994)Veronica Hamel, Pam Dawber, Daniel Hugh Kelly
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Plot Summary:
The film centers on a recently widowed doctor, Dr. Paula Spencer (played by Veronica Hamel), who starts working at a new hospital with her daughter. She encounters a seemingly devoted mother, Monica Shaw (played by Pam Dawber), whose son is experiencing mysterious illnesses.
However, Dr. Spencer suspects that Monica is deliberately making her son sick to gain attention, a disorder known as Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome (MBPS). This suspicion leads Dr. Spencer to take action, including restricting the mother's access to her son and reporting her to Child Services.
Monica, in turn, sues the doctor and the hospital, causing conflict and doubt among hospital staff. The film explores the doctor's struggle to prove her diagnosis and protect the child, as the boy continues to be ill even when separated from his mother.
Key Aspects:
- Subject Matter: The film tackles the sensitive and rarely dramatized subject of Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome.
- Controversy: MBPS is a little-known disorder that some people don't believe in, highlighting the filmmakers' willingness to explore a challenging topic.
- Characters: The film features strong performances, particularly from Veronica Hamel as the determined doctor and Pam Dawber as the unsettlingly believable mother.
- Conflict: The central conflict revolves around the doctor's fight against skepticism and resistance within the medical community.
- Resolution: The movie culminates in a dramatic courtroom confrontation where Monica's disorder is exposed.
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Runtime 1 hour 27 minutes long.
A recently widowed doctor moves with her daughter to start at a new hospital. While there a loving mother brings her son in for treatment. The doctor suspects that there is something wrong, and theorizes that the mother is deliberately making her son sick so that she could bring him to the hospital for the attention that it gives her. When the doctor decides to restrict the mother's access to her son and is reporting her to child services, the mother in turn decides to sue the doctor and the hospital. And some of the hospital board don't agree with her diagnosis or think that she's over-reacting. And even while the mother's not allowed access to her son, he is still sick, so is the doctor right or wrong?
Director: Sandor Stern
Writers: Sandor Stern (teleplay), Jan Jaffe Kahn (teleplay),
Stars: Veronica Hamel, Pam Dawber, Daniel Hugh Kelly