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She went looking for help... and found a miracle
When Lori Reimuller learns that her young son Robbie has epilepsy, she first trusts the judgment of the hospital staff in how best to bring it under control. As Robbie's health slides radically downhill, however, she becomes frustrated and desperate, and so does her own research into the existing literature on treatments. When she decides to try an alternative treatment called the Ketogenic Diet, devised long ago by a doctor from Johns Hopkins, she is met with narrow-minded resistance from Robbie's doctor, who is prepared to take legal action to prevent Lori from removing him from the hospital.Read moreLess
When Lori Reimuller learns that her young son Robbie has epilepsy, she first trusts the judgment of the hospital staff in how best to bring it under control. As Robbie's health slides radically downhill, however, she becomes frustrated and desperate, and so does her own research into the existing literature on treatments. When she decides to try an alternative treatment called the Ketogenic Diet, devised long ago by a doctor from Johns Hopkins, she is met with narrow-minded resistance from Robbie's doctor, who is prepared to take legal action to prevent Lori from removing him from the hospital.
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When Lori Reimuller learns that her young son Robbie has epilepsy, she first trusts the judgment of the hospital staff in how best to bring it under control. As Robbie's health slides radically downhill, however, she becomes frustrated and desperate, and so does her own research into the existing literature on treatments. When she decides to try an alternative treatment called the Ketogenic Diet, devised long ago by a doctor from Johns Hopkins, she is met with narrow-minded resistance from Robbie's doctor, who is prepared to take legal action to prevent Lori from removing him from the hospital.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Meryl StreepLori Reimuller
Fred WardDave Reimuller
Allison JanneyDr. Melanie Abbasac
Seth AdkinsRobbie Reimuller
Margo MartindaleMarjean
Tom ButlerDr. Jim Peterson
Leo BurmesterBob Purdue
Michael YarmushMark Reimuller
Damir AndreiCast
Oni Faida LampleyMarsha WilliamsExplore the crew
- Director
- Jim Abrahams
- Writer
- Ann Beckett
- Editor
- Terry Stokes
- Producer
- Jim Abrahams
- Director of Photography
- Pierre Letarte
- Original Music Composer
- Hummie Mann