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Director:
Peter Levin
Writer (WGA):
Ronni Kern (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
7 April 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Tagline:
When there was nothing to believe in, she believed in herself.
Plot:
Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school. | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
A story of true survival more (19 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Thora Birch ... Liz Murray

Michael Riley ... Peter
Robert Bockstael ... David
Makyla Smith ... Chris

Kelly Lynch ... Jean Murray
Jennifer Pisana ... Young Liz
Aron Tager ... Pops

Ellen Page ... Young Lisa
Marla McLean ... Lisa
Marguerite McNeil ... Eva
Amber Godfrey ... Dawn
Seamus Morrison ... Bobby
John Fulton ... Old Irish Cop
Rejean Cournoyer ... Young Irish Cop
Mauralea Austin ... Miss Wanda
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Portuguese | Brazilian Sign Language
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo | Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Company:
Barnet Bain Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The reason that Liz Murray left Harvard was so that she could be transferred to another school, which would be less expensive than Harvard (for which she was only receiving $12,000 a year with her scholarship) and also closer to her father, who is very ill will AIDs. more
Quotes:
Liz Murray: Sometimes I feel like there is skin upon the world. And those of us who are born under it, can see threw it. We just can't get threw it. more
Movie Connections:
Features "Jeopardy!" (1984) more
Soundtrack:
Miracle more

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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
A story of true survival, 7 April 2003
9/10
Author: Jeffrey Vaughn (gecko8@gmail.com) from Louisville, Kentucky, USA

I laughed and I cried. This movie was so powerful and tells such a wonderful story of survival and determination. The acting was wonderful. A true inspiration. The fact that this is based on a true story makes it even more wonderful.

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