The Memory Keeper's Daughter

– During a blizzard in 1964, Dr. David Henry delivers his son Paul with the help of nurse Caroline. Bu..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
2008
The Memory Keeper's Daughter (2008)

During a blizzard in 1964, Dr. David Henry delivers his son Paul with the help of nurse Caroline. But when Henry realizes his wife is also carrying a girl with Down syndrome, he hands the second child over to Caroline without his wife's knowledge. Henry's fateful decision yields grave consequences for his family over the next 20 years.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Release Date:

12 Apr 2008

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
TV-14 – For Age 14 and Above

This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age. Programs rated TV-14 contains material that parents or adult guardians may find unsuitable for children under the age of 14. The FCC warns that "Parents are cautioned to exercise some care in monitoring this program and are cautioned against letting children under the age of 14 watch unattended." Programs with this rating contain crude humor, drug/alcohol use, inappropriate language, strong violence (may include some amounts of blood and gore), and moderate suggestive themes or dialogue.

Director:

Mick Jackson

Writer:

John Pielmeier (teleplay), Kim Edwards (novel)

Main Actors:

Emily Watson, Dermot Mulroney, Hugh Thompson, Krystal Hope Nausbaum

Plot:

On a snowy winter night in 1964, Dr. David Henry rushes his pregnant wife Norah to the hospital, where, with help from her husband and nurse Caroline Gill, she delivers their son Paul. However, Dr. Henry discovers that his wife was carrying twins, and helps her deliver the second child, a baby girl named Phoebe. Shortly after Phoebe's birth, he finds that she has Down Syndrome, and hands her over to Nurse Caroline, explaining that the death of his ill sister nearly destroyed their mother and he doesn't want Norah to go through that. Instead, he instructs Caroline to take Phoebe to a nearby institution for the mentally ill, figuring the child won't live much longer, and tells Norah that Phoebe was a stillborn. However, after visiting the institution and seeing the state of the other patients, Caroline takes the baby home with her, stopping along the way to buy formula and diapers. With help from a truck driver named Al, Caroline begins to raise the baby as her own, while Dr. Henry develops an obsession for photography after his wife gives him the gift of a Memory Keeper camera.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations.

Production:

Jaffe/Braunstein Entertainment LLC

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10