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• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• ASIN: B000PWI5QO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #680,361 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Synopsis of Without Apology (73 minutes): In the early 90's, I set out to do what families fear the most - to tell the world, in my case through a video documentary, our most protected secret. "Well, you've certainly dropped a bombshell," my mother said, after a long pause, when I told her my intention. The secret was my brother, Alan, who in 1950 was born with striking blue eyes and a brain so severely damaged he would never develop the ability to speak. Alan became a secret suddenly. In 1958, he was sent to live in Letchworth Village, a state-run institution for people with mental retardation. And after that day, almost all mention of him within the home virtually ceased. Review: "An honest, tender, must-see documentary for anyone who cares about people with significant cognitive disabilities and their families, Without Apology tells a tale once lived by thousands but until now revealed by few.? By focusing on the emotional struggles that she and her own parents endured when, desperate for services, they sent her brother Alan to an institution, Susan Hamovitch reveals one family's experience in the days when solutions were scarce and shame was plentiful.? The result is a heart-rendering gem of history, biography, and self-reflection-and the triumph of truth over secrets." : Rachel Simon, author, Riding the Bus with My Sister