Doctor Bello
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Cancer specialist Dr. Michael Durant forms an unlikely bond with seven year old Sam and becomes desperate, willing to risk anything to save the child’s life. A surreptitious Nigerian Nurse convinces him to seek the help of Dr. Bello, an uncertified Nigerian Doctor, known in the Brooklyn-African underground as a miracle worker.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2013-02-22
Runtime: 95 mins
Director: Tony Abulu
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama
Original title: Doctor Bello
Production Companies: Black Ivory Communications
Production Countries: Nigeria, United States of America
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