The true story of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan, a gripping battle to overcome impossible obstacles and the struggle to communicate. As a young girl, Helen Keller is stricken with scarlet fever. The illness leaves her blind, mute, and deaf. Sealed off from the world, Helen cannot communicate with anyone, nor anyone with her. Often frustrated and desperate, Helen flies into uncontrollable rages and tantrums that terrify her hopeless family. The gifted teacher Annie Sullivan is summoned by the family to help the girl understand the world from which she is isolated, freeing Helen Keller from her internal prison forever. Television remake of the 1962 film which also starred Patty Duke in the role of Helen Keller.

Remake del classico do William Gibson: il primo incontro della giovane Helen con Anne Sullivan che vorrebbe diventare la sua insegnante e compagna per la vita.

本片讲述出生十九个月的海伦·凯勒，因患猩红热成了一个又聋又哑又瞎的人。其父母也只能看着他这样成长而没有办法。一天，由波士顿来了一位聋哑学校的老师安妮，为了教导海伦，他们双双到巴拿马乡下，但结果只令海伦肆放其野性和反叛。安妮的责任心和耐性得不到其他人的了解，最终导致与海伦的父亲发生矛盾。海伦的父亲要安妮两个星斯内改变海伦，否则她就得离开。于是安妮则带他到森林的小屋去，通过悉心的教导，两个星期后终于改变了海伦，她与海伦之间也有了心灵上的沟通。本片是以身受三层痛苦，成长后为社会福利贡献的海伦·凯勒少女时代接受安妮教导的实际故事。

L'histoire de la lutte d'Anne Sullivan pour apprendre à Helen Keller, aveugle et sourde, comment communiquer.