Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia

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Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia

1984

0h 46m

8.0(1 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

13-year-old Brian has problems reading, which his teachers attribute to laziness. It is later discovered that he has Dyslexia.

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6 members

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Madge Sinclair

Miss Tomas

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River Phoenix

Brian Ellsworth

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Joaquin Phoenix

Robby Ellsworth

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Judy Farrell

Barbara Ellsworth

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Stephanie Evans

Kim

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Bo Kaprall

Walter Ellsworth

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