I Am Sam
Movie • 2001 • Drama
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Although Sam has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old, he has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam shames high-priced lawyer, Rita into taking his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.
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No, but Sam's girlfriend abandons him and their baby.
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A kid talks about spiders and shows pictures, although we don't see them closely.
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Some students in Lucy’s class give presentations about bugs, but there aren’t any live bugs or anything
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Used un the way of replacing the word ‘autistic’ eg ‘he is r-slur-ed, he can’t think the same’
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Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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Oh definitely the lead, only the extras are actually disabled
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So, so much.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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It's more like an ableist hate speech. They talk a lot about people not being able to become parents or be independent if they're disabled.
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Very very vaguely mentioned and discussed, it's mentioned once that Sam got his girlfriend (?) pregnant and Rita, in exasperation, bluntly states that her husband is having sex with other women.
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