The Perfect Match (2013)

Following his calling from God, Patrick McFarlane finds himself homeless, living out of the back of his truck with two wiener dogs. In complete desperation, he places an ad on Craigslist, ... See full summary »

Director:

Jennifer Barbaro

Stars:

Gabriel Danovitch, Jon Duncan, Marcia Gould

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Gabriel Danovitch	...	Dr. Danovich
Jon Duncan	...	Starfish Story Teller (voice)
Marcia Gould	...	Marcia
Jack Liebel	...	Jack
Patrick McFarlane	...	Patrick

Storyline

Following his calling from God, Patrick McFarlane finds himself homeless, living out of the back of his truck with two wiener dogs. In complete desperation, he places an ad on Craigslist, after his seven year journey to donate a kidney remains unfulfilled. An extremely touching true story of altruism, 'The Perfect Match' documents kidney donor, Patrick McFarlane, through his personal obstacles and modern societal challenges on his path to find a donor program that will accept him, and ultimately find a kidney recipient that will be a perfect match. Regret and redemption are interwoven with Patrick's remarkable ability to laugh at himself and his amazing perseverance in achieving his goal, no matter the cost. This film also explores the themes of medical politics, friendship, religion, and the societal bias that is sometimes placed on us as individuals when we are different than the norm. This film provokes questions regarding our complicated organ donation system and the realities of ...

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Taglines:

Donors

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Family | News

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

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