movie where poor woman with three children becomes a lawyer without any formal education

Are there any inspirational movies about poverty?

Jack Ketchum's "The Woman" early scenes introduces a normal American middle class family in the Cleeks,a young successful lawyer father,his sympathetic wife and three children ranging from preschool age to mid teens attending a BBQ and enjoying life.The facade doesn't last too long, and soon enough Chris Cleek,while hunting stumbles across an escapee cannibal from …

What movie has a girl who brings happiness to others?

This time, Tammy finds a new bachelor in handsome John Gaven, as college instructor Tom Freeman: a seemingly most unlikely pairing, with Tammy a poor 'river girl', with no formal education, ignorant of most of the ways of the world, in her isolation, and speaking an extreme version of 'southern hillbilly'.

What are some movies that pits marginalised women against greedy tax collectors?

February 16, 1973. Directed by the Oscar-winning screenwriter Ennio De Concini, Daniele e Maria (1973) is the tale of a forbidden romance between a rich and reclusive boy and the poor girl whose kindness opens up his formerly sheltered life. As the familiar setup from Romeo and Juliet suggests, the romance can only have a tragic ending as Maria ...

What is the story behind the movie The woman?

May 28, 2014 · Jamal Malik, a poor 18-year-old orphan from Mumbai, rises from the slums to compete on a TV game show. Photo: Rocker. Midnight Cowboy. Two friends struggle to survive on the streets of New York City. Photo: Flick Facts. Oliver! Musical adaptation of “Oliver Twist” focusing on a gang of poor orphan pickpockets. Photo: Sony Movie Channel