When Lori Reimuller (Meryl Streep) learns that her young son Robbie
(Seth Adkins) has epilepsy, she first trusts the judgment of the
hospital staff in how best to bring it under control. As Robbie's
health slides radically downhill, however, she becomes frustrated and
desperate, and so does her own research into the existing literature
on treatments.

When she decides to try an alternative treatment called the Ketogenic
Diet, devised long ago by a doctor from Johns Hopkins, she is met
with narrow-minded resistance from Robbie's doctor, who is prepared
to take legal action to prevent Lori from removing him from the
hospital. This movie is an indictment of those in the medical
profession who discuss only the treatment options they favor. Several
of the minor characters are portrayed by people who have been not
just helped, but cured by the Ketogenic diet.

Perhaps the best combination of writing, acting, directing and
photography I have seen in some time. A tough film to watch as it
embodies truly wrenching emotion presented in a very real way. One of
the best uses of the film medium to inform, entertain, and make a
statement about society. Very worth seeing.

Seth Adkins does an absolutely amazing job of portraying several
different types of seizure, a feat which would be remarkable even for
an adult.