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If you are born disabled in Ghana, West Africa you are likely to be poisoned, or left to die by your family; and if you are not poisoned or left for dead, you're likely to be hidden away in a room; and if you're not hidden, you are destined to spend your lifetime begging on the streets. Of the twenty million people in Ghana, two million are disabled. This is the story of one disabled man whose mission-and purpose- is to change all that forever. In Emmanuel's Gift, filmmakers Lisa Lax and Nancy Stern have uncovered a story as compelling as it is important. Narrated by Oprah Winfrey, the film chronicles the life of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, a young Ghanaian man born with a severely deformed right leg, who today, against incalculable odds, is opening minds, hearts and doors-and effecting social and political change throughout his country.

He's like no one we've ever known, but he's all we aspire to be.

Genres: Documentary

Starring: Oprah Winfrey

Released: October 21, 2005

Runtime: 80.0

Popularity Rating: 0.262

Lookalike Productions LLC

United States of America

Narrator Oprah Winfrey
Himself Robin Williams

Directing — Director: Lisa Lax
Directing — Director: Nancy Stern
Sound — Music: Jeff Beal