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The Brooke Ellison Story is a american film of genre Drama directed by Christopher Reeve released in USA on 1 january 2004 with Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
The Brooke Ellison Story (2004)
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Add to a movie listPour que la vie continue... (The Brooke Ellison Story) est un téléfilm américain réalisé par Christopher Reeve et diffusé le 25 octobre 2004 sur A&E.
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C'est l'histoire vraie du combat d'une famille dont la fille cadette, Brooke Ellison, est devenue tétraplégique à la suite d'un accident. Brooke est admise à Harvard où elle fait la rencontre de Jan à la suite d'un cours sur Joseph Conrad, un Senior en dernière année à Harvard. Elle croit alors avoir trouvé l'amour qu'elle imaginait impossible jusqu'au jour où Jan quitta Harvard.Actors
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
(Jean Ellison)
John Slattery
(Ed Ellison)
Lacey Chabert
(Brooke Ellison)
Vanessa Marano
(Young Brooke Ellison)
Devon Gearhart
(Young Reed Ellison)
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