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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASS) affects not only the person who has it, but also his family, which is a fundamental support for the person with ASS.
Moreover, it is invisible and a great stranger to all those people who have not experienced it up close. Cinema helps us to get closer to this reality and live in it. Therefore, today we present to you 5 films that make people with autism visible and help normalize their inclusion in society.
Let's talk about 5 films that show this ailment
Rain man (Barry Levinson, United States, 1988)
This is one of the first films about autism and also one of the most famous. It stars Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman, who won an Oscar for the best performance.
It tells the story of Charlie, a young car salesman who discovered at his father's funeral that he has a secret older brother, Raymond, with autism and that he inherited most of the inheritance.
They make a long journey through the United States in which Charles is initially irritated and troubled by Raymond's behavior, but little by little he gets to know him and learns to love him.
Mozart and the whale (Petter Næss, United States, 2005)
This film is about Asperger syndrome, a variant of the autism spectrum disorder. The protagonist, Donald, decides to set up a group of people with the same condition who seek support.
There he meets Isabelle and the two start a relationship, with a strange complication. Based on real events, the real protagonist Jerry discovered that he was suffering from Asperger after seeing the previous film: Rainman.
The Black Balloon (Elissa Down, Australia, 2008)
Thomas wants to have an adolescence like that of the rest of his friends, but his brother with ASS and hyperactivity, Charlie, takes away his independence. With the help of Jackie, his girlfriend, Thomas will understand that he must accept his brother as he is.
The director and screenwriter, Elissa Down, has two brothers with autism and was inspired by her life to explain this story about acceptance, love and family.
The Orcas Lighthouse (Gerardo Olivares, Spain, 2016)
Also based on a true story, it tells us the story of Lola, a mother who travels 14,000 km to Patagonia, Argentina. why? Because her son Tristan, with autism, has shown a special bond with killer whales.
There they will meet Beto, a nature guard who has a great sensitivity to interaction with wild killer whales. The mother's efforts to improve Tristán's life, and the bond they build with Beto and nature, are the main themes. You can watch it on Netflix.
Specials (Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano, France, 2019)
In the film by the directors of Untocable, Samba or C'est la vie! , based on real events, Bruno and Malik are two friends who have lived in another world for twenty years: those of autistic children and adolescents.
They are run by two non-profit organizations and train young people to become caregivers of extreme cases. In this way they create an exceptional association, outside the traditional setting, for extraordinary people.
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