Ich bin Sam
(2001)
Regisseur:
Jessie NelsonSchauspieler:
Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianne Wiest, Dakota Fanning, Richard Schiff, Loretta Devine, Marin Hinkle, Laura Dern, Brad Silverman, Joseph Rosenberg, Stanley DeSantis, Doug Hutchison, Bobby Cooper, Mary Steenburgen, Eileen Ryan, Michael B. SilverSam Dawson (Sean Penn), dem Psychiater den Verstand eines Siebenjährigen attestieren, schlägt sich als alleinerziehender Vater der kleinen Lucy (Dakota Fanning) mehr schlecht als recht durchs Leben. Bis das Jugendamt ihm ausgerechnet an Lucys siebten Geburtstag seine Tochter wegnehmen will. Doch Sam gibt nicht so schnell klein bei und schaltet die Staranwältin Rita (Michelle Pfeiffer) ein.
Sam has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam shames high-priced lawyer Rita into taking his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.
Sam has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam shames high-priced lawyer Rita into taking his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.
