Alex: The Life of a Child 1986

Sensity:	No
Imdb rate:	8.1
Imdb Votes:	257
Duration:	100 mins
Year:	1986
Language:	English
Genre:	Biography, Drama
Country:	United States, Canada
Director:	Robert Markowitz
Writers:	Frank Deford, Carol Evan McKeand, Nigel McKeand
Actors:	Craig T. Nelson , Bonnie Bedelia , Gennie James ,
Awards:	Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 5 nominations total

Description:

Based on true events, 'Alex: The Life of a Child' follows former 'Sports Illustrated' writer Frank Deford and his wife Carole when their happy, all-American family is rocked to the core when their baby daughter Alex is diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. While CF sufferers were almost certainly doomed to an early death in the Seventies, Alex grew into a child who showed remarkable courage and strength in face of her illness. Her loving family were quick to rally around her, determined to show the same bravery as the little girl as they supported and cherished her through life and struggled to move on after her death at the tragically young age of eight.

Keywords:

sibling-relationship, based-on-novel-or-book, parent-child-relationship, based-on-true-story, terminal-illness, flashback, family, cystic-fibrosis, death-of-daughter,