First Do No Harm

Starring:Meryl Streep, Fred Ward, Seth Adkins, Allison Janney, Margo Martindale, Oni Faida Lampley, Leo Burmester, Tom Butler, Mairon Bennett, Michael Yarmush, Millicent Kelly, Diana Belshaw, Lorraine Brockway, Dick Callahan, Hugo Dann, Douglas Foster (II), Lynne Griffin, Kyra Harper, Ann Holloway, Kelly Knutsen
Director: Jim Abrahams
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Product Type: DVD

Description

Award-winning actress Meryl Streep (Best Actress, SOPHIE'S CHOICE, KRAMER VS. KRAMER, THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY) delivers a powerful and uplifting performance in this story of one family's strength and courage in a time of extreme crisis. Plunged into emotional and financial hardship, a devoted mother (Streep), a hardworking father (Fred Ward -- CHAIN REACTION, CORKY ROMANO) and the rest of this close-knit family face a decision that will change their lives forever. As time and options begin to run out, they must find the courage to overcome incredible odds. Widely praised by critics -- you'll find this compelling story of determination and hope both entertaining and inspirational!

Customer Reviews:

First Do No Harm.......2007-03-20

This is a must see for any parent, family member, friend or professional that deals with a child with uncontrolled seizures, controlled seizures, using medication, using the ketogenic diet or any other treatment. It depicts a true life scenario that touches deep in the heart to those who have lived the scenario.

'This kind of epilepsy requires prayer and fasting . . .' .......2006-11-30

When Jesus' disciples tried to heal an epileptic boy, they failed. Jesus told them that that type of epilepsy required prayer and fasting. This is a great movie about the efforts of 'established' medicine and other forms of healing. After months of trying all the medical efforts to control this boy's epilepsy with no success, he is scheduled for brain surgery. However, his mother has studied everything she can about epilepsy, and come across a special diet, the Ketogenic Diet, that held out promise. Rather than let the doctors do the surgery in their local hospital, the mother takes the boy to Johns Hopkins Hospital for the diet. It starts out with fasting! At the same time we can assume that the priest and nuns at the convent where they are staying are praying for the little boy. For those who don't have an epileptic child, the real impact of this movie is not felt until the end when you discover that many of the characters were actual child epileptic patients who had been completely freed of epilepsy though the diet, most now adults! Families with an epileptic child will have much to discuss from this movie . . . and maybe even new hope!

first do no harm.......2006-02-28

This is an excellent movie for anyone in the healthcare field to learn more on ethics. The story is awsome and the actors give their all to tell this increditable story and how the healthcare workers can be wrong and need to listen to the parents who are with their childern more than they are.

It is about time!.......2005-09-11

This is a GREAT movie! I would encourage EVERYONE to see this one... even if you have never even known someone with this condition, you should buy this movie. There are not enough movies like this one out there. We need to support this type of film making. I don't want to give the plot of the movie away, so I won't go into great detail. Watching this movie gives me hope. Hope for so many people out there with this illness. Hope that they or someone close to them will watch this and will give this diet a try. Don't give up hope. Thank you to whomever made this film possible.

PASSIONATE AND EVOCATIVE.......2005-03-01

Although one could dismiss this film as an extended commercial for the ketogenic diet, one also can't help but admit to the power the film contains. Buoyed by the incredible performance of Meryl Streep, FIRST DO NO HARM looks at our medical system and how it sometimes disregards the needs and desires of the patients and their families. Epilepsy is portrayed as a truly horrible disease, and when it attacks someone so young as little Robbie in this film, it only increases its destruction. How this affects a normal family and how they manage to cope with its repercussions is poignantly captured in this movie. Streep is brilliant as always and she is given good support from Fred Ward in one of his best performances and Allison Janney as the seemingly heartless doctor who negates the diet itself. Interspersed are "real" people who have benefitted from the diet in small roles. Little Seth Adkins is remarkable as Robbie, he truly makes us believe he has epilepsy. While it may be considered manipulative and one-sided, FIRST DO NO HARM is undeniably a powerful film.

Average customer rating:

First Do No Harm
'This kind of epilepsy requires prayer and fasting . . .'
first do no harm
It is about time!
PASSIONATE AND EVOCATIVE

...First Do No Harm [Region 2]
Starring: Meryl Streep , Fred Ward , Seth Adkins , Allison Janney , and Margo Martindale
Director: Jim Abrahams
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00008DI1W

Customer Reviews:

First Do No Harm.......2007-03-20

'This kind of epilepsy requires prayer and fasting . . .' .......2006-11-30

first do no harm.......2006-02-28

It is about time!.......2005-09-11

PASSIONATE AND EVOCATIVE.......2005-03-01

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