...And Your Name Is Jonah

...And Your Name Is Jonah

Seven year old Jonah is not retarded. He just can’t hear…

1979 · 100 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama, TV Movie

A couple whose son had been institutionalized for three years are shocked to discover that the diagnosis was wrong, and that their son is, in fact, deaf.

Directed by Richard Michaels · Written by Michael Bortman

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