Gaby: A True Story
| Gaby: A True Story | |
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Film video cover
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| Directed by | Luis Mandoki |
| Produced by | Pinchas Perry |
| Written by | Martin Salinas Michael James Love |
| Starring |
Rachel Levin Norma Aleandro Liv Ullmann |
| Narrated by | Norma Aleandro |
| Music by | Maurice Jarre |
| Cinematography | Lajos Koltai |
| Edited by | Garth Craven |
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Production
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G. Brimmer Productions
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| Distributed by | Tri-Star Pictures |
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Release date
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October 30, 1987 |
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Running time
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110 min. |
| Country | United States Mexico |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $ 5,000,000 (Estimated) |
| Box office | $ 125,400 |
Gaby: A True Story is a 1987 American-Mexican drama biographical film directed by Luis Mandoki and starring Rachel Chagall (who, at the time, was billed under her real name, Rachel Levin), Norma Aleandro, Liv Ullmann and Robert Loggia. It was written by Michael Love and Martín Salinas. It chronicles the lives of Gabriela Brimmer, a Mexican writer and disability rights activist, and her caretaker, Florencia Sánchez Morales.
The story chronicles the life of Gaby Brimmer, the child of Austrian refugees living in Mexico, who is born with cerebral palsy. Though most of her body is completely paralyzed, her mind and left foot is unaffected, and she is able to become a college graduate and an acclaimed author.
The New York Times said the film was blunt and unsentimental. It praised Aleandro very highly.
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