Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story (1994)

7.5/10 120 min Drama TV Movie

Overview

Carrie Buck is a young intellectually disabled woman who is persuaded to fight against the courts for custody of her newborn daughter after it's taken from her since Carrie has been declared mentally incompetent to raise her baby by herself.

Cast

Marlee Matlin

Carrie Buck

Melissa Gilbert

Melissa Prentice

Peter Frechette

Adam White

Pat Hingle

Arthur Kent

Joe Inscoe

Ian Strand

John Bennes

Governor Trinkle

Terry Loughlin

Joseph Evans

Tammy Arnold

Miss Frederick

J. Michael Hunter

Dr. Harry Laughlin

Mark Jeffrey Miller

Orderly #1

Michael Burgess

Black Man

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