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One of Them Is Named Brett (1965)

Jan 01, 1965 Documentary 0h 28m
70%
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Overview

A look into the life of Brett, a boy born without arms due to thalidomide exposure.

Roger Graef
Director

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Stanley Baker
Stanley Baker

Narrator

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on March 30, 2024

This is quite an informatively touching documentary that follows the young Brett as he continues to come to terms with having no arms. With two able bodied parents and brothers, he was the victim of thalidomide contained within some medication administered to his mother whilst she was pregnant. I liked Brett. He's a tantrum-prone, curious and natural boy who demonstrates a very clear sense of purpose as he starts to become a single-minded person - and one with a distinct personality. Some very early prosthetics come his way, one being a gas-operated "Heidelberg" system with some rudimentary functionality (that he will have to change every six months as he grows) before a more sophisticated, electronic, limb emerges. Brett has to learn from scratch how to use these apparatus - and that requ...

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