An Angel at My Table (1990)
In 1920s and 1930s New Zealand, Janet Frame grows up in a poor family with lots of brothers and sisters. Already at an early age she is different from the other kids. She gets an education as a teacher but since she is considered abnormal she stays at a mental institution for eight years. Success comes when she starts to write novels.
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Director: Jane Campion
Actors: Alexia Keogh, Iris Churn, Karen Fergusson, Kerry Fox
Country: Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA