Mandy

Mandy

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1952 · 93 min · ★ 7.1 · Drama

London, the early 1950s. Born deaf, Mandy is mute for most of her childhood. As she reaches school age her family itself is in danger of breaking up. Christine, Mandy's mother, has heard of a residential school for the oral education of the deaf.

Directed by Alexander Mackendrick · Written by Nigel Balchin

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