Jewel (2001)

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Written by Bret Lott, Susan Cooper

Directed by Paul Shapiro

Running Time: 105 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2001

Rating: PG Certificate

Filmed in Colour

Made for TV

Emotionally charged drama about a mother's struggle to bring up a child with Down's syndrome in the 1940s, when the life expectancy of children with the condition was only two years. The film follows the family's determined progress in a society prejudiced against disability.

Cast

Image for Farrah FawcettFarrah FawcettJewel
Image for Patrick BerginPatrick BerginLeston
Cicely TysonCathedral
Ashley WolfeBrenda Kay - Age 16
Image for Robin DunneRobin DunneWilman - Age 18-26
Peter DonaldsonNathan
Laura MercerBrenda Kay - Age 8-9
Kelly HarmsBurton - Age 19-27
Ron PayneDr. Basket
Kristin BoothAnnie - Age 19
Natalie RadfordRaylene - Age 22-30
Sonia Lynn KerrBrenda Kay
Alexis VandermaelenAnnie
Rachel SkarstenRaylene
Kyle FairlieBurton

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