Alex: The Life of a Child

Year: 1986

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: English

Director: Robert Markowitz

Drama

Based on true events, the film follows writer Frank Deford and his wife Carole as their family is shaken when baby Alex is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. In the 1970s the disease was usually fatal, yet Alex grew into a child who faced her illness with strength. Her parents rallied around her, offering love, and endured her death at eight.

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