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Graduating Peter

Graduating Peter

2001Movie⏱️ 1h 15m
Documentary
7.6
IMDB Rating
70 votes

This is a sequel of Educating Peter. The documentary follows Peter Gwazdauskas, a boy with Down syndrome. It follows him in his adventures in middle school, high school, and his high school graduation.

Director
Gerardine Wurzburg
Writers
N/A
Stars
Judy Gwazdauskas, Peter Gwazdauskas
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Judy Gwazdauskas
as Self (Peter's Mom)
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Peter Gwazdauskas
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

🏷️ Keywords

high schooldown syndromemental retardationmainstreaming in educationschool

🎯 Categories

Documentary

⭐ Featured Review

An Overview of Peter's Circumstance and whether or not it was morally correct
by sruthius2012-07-27
10/10

"A previous reviewer had stated that although he enjoyed the film, he expects it for others to be either downright heartbreaking or downright dull. For me it was the former. In my schooling the Special Education Program was much different than the outright ridiculous expectations Peter's mother had in mind for him. Special Education students had a special program uniquely created for them where they spent time together with each other learning and creatively enjoying and expressing themselves at their own pace with less than half the rules and bad attitudes Peter was subjected to by his &q..."

📖 Synopsis

This is a sequel of Educating Peter. The documentary follows Peter Gwazdauskas, a boy with Down syndrome. It follows him in his adventures in middle school, high school, and his high school graduation.