Refrigerator Mothers

Overview

It is America of the 1950s and 1960s, when a woman's most important contribution to society is generally considered to be her ability to raise happy, well-adjusted children. But for the mother whose child is diagnosed with autism, her life's purpose will soon become a twisted nightmare. Looking for help and support, she encounters instead a medical establishment that pins the blame for her child's bizarre behaviors on her supposedly frigid and detached mothering. Along with a heartbreaking label for her child, she receives a devastating label of her own. She is a ""refrigerator mother"".

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 28, 2003

Original language

English

Director

David E. Simpson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0458234