Julia Ormond, David Strathairn and Claire Danes each won an Emmy for this one - and I am ridiculously happy that they did. This is a great story and it was told incredibly well. There are a couple of cheesy moments (I believe Temple really uses the door analogy to help get through things, but I didn't like the constant filming of it, for example). Those are small, picky points, though. This is a great show. Claire Danes kicked ass, too.
Temple Grandin is an autistic woman (high functioning) who has basically revolutionized slaughterhouses. Because of her designs, slaughterhouses are more humane as well as more efficient, saving the owners (proprietors?) money. I think there is a statistic in the show that 50% of all cattle in the US go through Temple Grandin designed slaughterhouses.
Parents should watch this - Temple had an incredible mother and aunt, plus a favorite teacher. And all of these people wanted her to be independent. Well, she is.
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