Plot:

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.

Tags:

Actors - Crew

Meryl Streep
Lori Reimuller

Fred Ward
Dave Reimuller

Allison Janney
Dr. Melanie Abbasac

Seth Adkins
Robbie Reimuller

Margo Martindale
Marjean

Tom Butler
Dr. Jim Peterson

Jim Abrahams
Director

Ann Beckett
Writer

Terry Stokes
Editor

Meryl Streep
Executive Producer

Kevin Alanthwaite
Gaffer

Michael Jaffe
Executive Producer

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