Joni

IMDb link: 0080966
IMDb rating: 6.6 (428 votes)
Genres: Drama, Biography
Director: James F. Collier
Cast: Bert Remsen, Joni Eareckson Tada, Katherine De Hetre, Cooper Huckabee and others

Release date: 1 Jun 1979
Release year: 1979
Runtime: 75 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: swimming, faith, accident, car accident, belief in god, husband wife relationship, 1960s, year 1967, 1970s, paralyzed woman

Plot:

Based on Joni Eareckson's autobiography. She becomes paralyzed after breaking her neck in a swimming accident at age 17. Trying to cope with her new life, she learns to paint using her mouth and finds strength in her new Christian faith.

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