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At 29, Stephen Heywood discovers he has the paralyzing neural disorder ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Filmed over 5 years, the documentary chronicles one family's ferocious response to an orphan disease: the kind of disease drug companies ignore because there's not enough profit in curing it. In reaction, and with no medical background, Stephen's brother Jamie creates a guerilla-science... See Full Description
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Documentary |
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1 hr. 27 min. |
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October 11th, 2006 (limited) |
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Not Rated |
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Balcony Releasing, West City Films, Inc.
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$11,167 |
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Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"...a local story that keeps expanding until it seems to fill the universe." Full Review...
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filmcritic.com, Chris Cabin
"There's integrity here, sure, and the fact that it's real life gives its normal melodramatic turns finesse." Full Review...
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New York Post, V.A. Musetto
"...retains an upbeat air of hope, and even humor, as two brave men battle fate." Full Review...
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New York Times, Jeannette Catsoulis
"...the filmmakers sustain an atmosphere of relentless forward motion." Full Review...
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