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Out of Darkness T.V. Program featuring Diana Ross


"My brain has been stolen...My head is blowing apart!" Diana Ross, producer and star actress in the television program Out of the Darkness (1994), portrays Pauline Cooper, a 42 year old woman suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. Cooper, a former med student, loses 20 years of her life battling schizophrenia. She makes life unbearable for her mother, sister, and daughter when she is not institutionalized. However, after she is released from a psychiatric ward she attempts to get her life back together. There is a new drug for schizophrenia that Cooper tries and its seems to put her on the correct path to recovery.

THIS IS A MUST SEE: To view this movie go to TV ONE at 8pm EST, tonight. Click on the title of this post for a sneak peek of the movie (wait a few moments for the film to play).
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Anonymous said…
This was my first time watching out of darkness and I cried through the whole movie it touvh alot of soft spots,my mother is schizophrenia and I felt like I was in the movie.
The best movie ever and it helped me to understand my mom alittle. Thank you
April 18, 2009 at 4:06 PM
Anonymous said…
This was a wonderful movie. I would like to record this movie or purchase it, but nobody seems to have it. If anyone can help me, I would greatly appreciate it.
January 30, 2010 at 12:27 AM
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