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I Am Sam

Based on true events, Sean Penn plays mentally challenged Sam. After his daughter is born, Sam’s wife abruptly walks out, leaving him to care for the child completely on his own. Fast-forward the calendar. Lucy (Dakota Fanning), now almost seven, lives happily with her father. However, when one of Lucy’s friends complains that Sam hit him, Lucy is taken away by social services. Faced with the prospect of long-term separation from his beloved daughter, Sam seeks help from high-priced lawyer Rita Harrison (Michelle Pfeiffer). At first unwilling to help, Rita eventually takes his case for free and, in the process, receives a much-needed lesson in parenting herself.