Children of a Lesser God

1986 · 119 min · ★ 6.9 / 10 · 353 votes

Drama · Romance

Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school as a member of the custodial staff. In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.

Cast

William Hurt · Marlee Matlin · Piper Laurie · Philip Bosco · Allison Gompf · John F. Cleary · Philip Holmes · Georgia Ann Cline · William D. Byrd · Frank Carter Jr.

Director

Randa Haines