In 1922, Petey, who has cerebral palsy, is misdiagnosed as an idiot and institutionalized. Living in an insane asylum for 50 years, he befriends another boy and shares with him the joy of life. There's a real strength here in the depiction of the person inside a disability and the dignity that is a divine right.

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