Drama ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1984 · 46m

Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia

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Director
Alexander Grasshoff
Cast
Madge Sinclair as Miss Tomas River Phoenix as Brian Ellsworth Joaquin Phoenix as Robby Ellsworth Judy Farrell as Barbara Ellsworth Stephanie Evans as Kim Bo Kaprall as Walter Ellsworth
Crew
Arthur Heinemann — Writer Franklin Thompson — Writer Guy Fraumeni — Writer
Synopsis

13-year-old Brian has problems reading, which his teachers attribute to laziness. It is later discovered that he has Dyslexia.

Mood & Themes
dyslexiamedical problemafter school specialbrothers
Key Collaborators
Alexander Grasshoff Director Arthur Heinemann Writer Franklin Thompson Writer Guy Fraumeni Writer
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