...First Do No Harm

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 16, 1997

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Damir Andrei,Millicent Kelly,Mairon Bennett,Seth Adkins,Michael Yarmush,Fred Ward,Philip Akin,Leo Burmester,Oni Faida Lampley,Philip Williamsand 5 more

Director

Jim Abrahams

Writer

Ann Beckett

Producer

Jim Abrahams,Meryl Streep,Howard Braunstein,Michael Jaffe

Cinematography

Pierre Letarte

Music

Hummie Mann

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0118526