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A Child's Wish

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A family discovers their youngest daughter has cancer. But the real struggle has yet to start.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1997-01-21

Runtime: 96 mins

Director: Waris Hussein

Writer: Susan Nanus

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Family, TV Movie

Original title: A Child's Wish

Production Companies: O'Hara-Horowitz Productions, Tele-Film

Production Countries: United States of America

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