Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia

Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia

1984 · 46 min · ★ 8.5 · Drama, TV Movie

13-year-old Brian has problems reading, which his teachers attribute to laziness. It is later discovered that he has Dyslexia.

Directed by Alexander Grasshoff · Written by Arthur Heinemann

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