You’ve heard “autism” many times but do you really understand it? Join a screening of the film “Jack of the Red Hearts” to have an overview about autism. The film centers on the issues of orphans, family, autism, exclusion and inclusion. It also tackles the parenting experience of coping with an autistic child from the sincere point of view of the director, who is a mother of a child with autism. The film screening is supported by American Film Showcase – a partnership between the U.S. Department of State and USC’s School of Cinematic Arts.
AnnaSophia Robb portrays “Jack”, a tough teenage runaway on the lam from her parole officer. The conniving street kid brazenly impersonates a trained caregiver and forms a unique bond with an 11 year-old autistic girl named Glory, brilliantly played by newcomer Taylor Richardson.
Famke Janssen, as the child’s desperate mother Kay, also bonds with the imposter, as a surrogate daughter she can actually talk to. And the girl’s cute older brother Robert (Israel Broussard) falls in love. When the deception is exposed and the cops descend, loving father Mark (Scott Cohen) struggles to hold his family together as the pieces of this puzzle are reshuffled into a new, satisfying whole.
Film Screening and Discussion “Jack of the Red Hearts” will take place on Thu 09 Mar 2017, 1.30 – 3.30 pm at American Center Hanoi, Rose Garden Tower, 1st Floor, 170 Ngoc Khanh Street, Hanoi.
In Ho Chi Minh City,  Film Screening and Discussion “Jack of the Red Hearts” will take place on Tue 14 Mar 2017, 4.30 – 7.30 pm at American Center HCMC, Diamond Plaza, 8th floor, 34 Le Duan Blvd, HCMC.