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All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by Rachel Dretzin
Rachel Dretzin is known for adapting Far from the Tree, the book by Andrew Solomon published in 2014, for cinema.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
Far from the Tree
Andrew Solomon, 2012
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Rachel Dretzin, 2017
A heartfelt exploration of families raising children who are deemed ‘abnormal’ by society. Through intimate portraits, the documentary follows a mother and her son with Down syndrome as they challenge the stereotypes around their condition; a couple as they navigate communication with their nonverbal autistic son; a young woman who is the only little person in her family; and parents who continue to love their son, even after he has committed a terrible crime.