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I Am Sam

This movie was the most wonderful and accurate portrayal you will ever find of a parent with a disability caught in the legal and social services system.

I Am Sam is a story about a single guy who is suddenly faced with raising his newborn daughter after the mother leaves them both just outside the hospital when the baby was born. With help from his friends and his neighbor, Sam and his daughter Lucy manage to stay under the radar of social services for several years.
After some unfortunate events; mistakenly arrested for participating in prostitution and Lucy not doing well in school, they were put under the microscope of the local child protection agency. A social worker decided that Sam who is considered to have the mentality of a seven year old, can no longer properly care for his daughter Lucy. The social worker takes custody of Lucy on her eighth birthday and places her in foster care.

Sam decides to fight for Lucy. He realized that he could not do it......

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