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Gaby, a True Story

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Original title

Gaby, a True Story

Year

1987

Running time

120 min.

Country

United States

Director

Luis Mandoki

Screenwriter

Michael James Love, Martín Salinas

Cast

Music

Maurice Jarre

Cinematography

Lajos Koltai

Producer

Co-production United States-Mexico;

TriStar Pictures, G. Brimmer Productions

Genre

Drama | Disease/illness. Based on a true story. Disability

Synopsis

The life story of Gabriela Brimmer, a victim of cerebral palsy. Born in Mexico just after the Second World War, Gaby, as she's called, is for the first several years of her life thought to be either a vegetable or, to quote her doctor, a child of normal intelligence "locked inside a body that cannot respond." Her maid notices that she is resisting food and realizes that she can control her foot. From there Gaby learns to write, study and becomes an artist, writer and activist.

Awards: 1987: Nominated for Oscar: Best Supporting Actress (Norma Aleandro)

1987: Golden Globes: Nominated Best Actress Drama (Chagall) y Supp. Actress (Aleandro)

1987: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Ten Films.

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Gaby, a True Story

1987

Luis Mandoki

6.7

(179)