Marie's Story (French: Marie Heurtin)

Synopsis

"It is based on the true story of Marie Heurtin (1885-1921)—a girl who was born deaf and blind in late 19th century France. . . . In 1897, 14-year-old Marie Heurtin, the daughter of a humble artisan and his wife, is born deaf and blind and unable to communicate with the world around her. Desperate to find a connection with Marie and avoid sending her to an asylum, the Heurtins send her to the Larnay Institute in central France, where an order of Catholic nuns manage a school for deaf girls. There, the idealistic Sister Marguerite sees in Marie a unique potential and, despite her Mother Superior's skepticism, vows to bring the wild girl out of the darkness into which she was born." [Wikipedia]

Genre

Historical

Released

2014

Location

Europe

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