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Horizon: Joey (1974)
Episode 6, Season 11
Remarkable film no longer available. Do you have a copy?
21 April 2017 - 2 out of 2 users found this review helpful.
This BBC TV movie has stuck with me for many years. As I remember, it plots the life of Joey Deacon, as a young boy, a young man and then (using the real Joey Deacon) as an older man. In a non-treacly, straightforward way it tells the story of a very bright young man with cerebral palsy whose speech could only be understood by his doting mother. She died and he was sent to a mental hospital for the rest of his life. It was years later before anyone realized how intelligent he was after he was able to communicate with one of the other patients. It's heartbreaking and beautiful. I would just love to be able to find a copy if anyone can help.
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