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Movie: Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia
Top 6 Billed Cast
Madge Sinclair
Miss Tomas
River Phoenix
Brian Ellsworth
Joaquin Phoenix
Robby Ellsworth
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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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1984-03-07
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8.5
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