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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (1991) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1991 · 30 mins · English
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- Directed by
- George Levinson
- Starring
- Liv Ullmann
Based on Eleanor Coerr’s book, this true story follows Sadako Sasaki, two when the atomic bomb devastated Hiroshima. She later contracts leukemia, like many survivors. To pass the time she folds a thousand origami cranes, believing the legend that a thousand cranes can grant a wish and heal the sick, an act that became a symbol of peace and hope.
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