Review of the film “I am Sam”1. Film titleI am Sam2. Year of production 2001 (cinema)? 2002 (Home Video)3. Length of the feature film134 minutes4. DirectorJessie Nelson5. Producers and Director/Studio Producer Jessie Nelson, Executive Producer David Scott Rubin and Producers Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Richard Solomon.New Line Home Entertainment6. Major Character CastSam Dawson played by Sean PennRita Harrison played by Michelle PfeifferLucy Diamond Dawson played by Dakota Fanning7. Brief Synopsis Mentally disabled Sam Dawson is a single father fighting to keep custody of his daughter Lucy with the help of his volunteer lawyer, Rita Harrison.11. Comparative Information The film portrays Sam Dawson as a mentally challenged parent. The closest film, and any resource regarding him, has come to giving an actual diagnosis of his condition is given by a judge in the film stating ?? you have the mental capacity of a 7 year old.? This film revolves around Sam fighting for the right to raise his daughter beyond 7 years old. The film also has many sociological aspects that correspond to Sam and his daughter's relationship with Lucy as well as the effects on them separately. Due to the number of legal proceedings Sam goes through in the film, I expected to hear a formal diagnosis or at least a technical term for Sam's mental abilities, but there was none. Some of the symptoms described...