One of Them Is Named Brett

One of Them Is Named Brett

0h 28m 7.0/10

Overview

A look into the life of Brett, a boy born without arms due to thalidomide exposure.

Director

Roger Graef

Top Billed Cast

Stanley Baker

Stanley Baker

Narrator

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

3/30/2024

7/10

This is quite an informatively touching documentary that follows the young Brett as he continues to come to terms with having no arms. With two able bodied parents and brothers, he was the victim of thalidomide contained within some medication administered to his mother whilst she was pregnant. I liked Brett. He's a tantrum-prone, curious and natural boy who demonstrates a very clear sense of purpose as he starts to become a single-minded person - and one with a distinct personality. Some very early prosthetics come his way, one being a gas-operated "Heidelberg" system with some rudimentary functionality (that he will have to change every six months as he grows) before a more sophisticated, electronic, limb emerges. Brett has to learn from scratch how to use these apparatus - and that requires patience and perseverance. Developing technology he and other children can hopefully benefit from in the future. It touches, though doesn't dwell, on the issues of guilt, public perception and the need to be honest felt by both parents and child alike, but for the most part is an optimistic and positive observation of how these daily challenges are being realistically met, and of how the lives of all are being augmented as much as possible. The camerawork is intimate yet unobtrusive and Stanley Baker's narration adds lightly to, but doesn't overwhelm, the story.

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