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The story of the first blind man ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest
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1930년대 흑백 인종차별이 극심했던 시대, 내슈빌의 밴더빌트 대학 연구소에서 청소 등 잡일을 하던 흑인 청년 비비안 토마스는 대학 문턱에도 가보지 못했지만 탁월한 손재주와 의사를 꿈꾸는 열정으로 저명한 백인 외과의사인 블레이락 박사의 조교가 된다. 그 후, 박사를 따라 존스홉킨스 의과대학으로 옮겨간 비비안은 블레이락의 주요 의학 연구와 수술에 점점 더 없어서는 안 될 존재가 되어 간다. 유색인종은 뒷문으로 출입하고 화장실도 백인과 따로 써야했던 시대, 이 백인 의사와 흑인 조교는 끊임없이 언쟁하고 갈등하면서도 평생 떨어질 수 없는 동반자가 되고, 극심한 논란 속에 치사율 백퍼센트였던 청색증 아기 환자의 심장을 세계 최초로 수술해 성공하면서, 마침내 신의 영역으로만 여겨졌던 심장 수술의 길을 연다. 존스 홉킨스 대학은 일평생 외과 의사들의 스승이었던 비비안 토마스에게 명예박사 학위를 수여하고, 그의 초상화는 블레이락 박사의 초상화와 함께 나란히 걸린다.
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Based on the novel by the same name, We Were the Mulvaneys is a sensitive portrayal of one family's journey as they face conflict, fear, tragedy and ultimately, themselves.
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A Kentucky woman whose mine-worker husband is nearly killed in a cave-in, and whose father is slowly dying of black lung disease, joins the picket lines for a long, violent strike.
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Story of a man whose pride in being the head of his family won't let him accept help from his sick daughters doctor. He has to prove to his kids that even with the death of his wife and the loss of his job that they can and will survive. After hitting brick wall after brick wall comes a glimmer of hope.
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Family Ties' Meredith Baxter Birney stars in this made-for-television movie about a woman threatened with losing her son to her ex-husband. Following her divorce, Margaret's son Aaron is the only person who matters to her. But when Margaret unexpectedly begins showing symptoms of mental-illness, the boy's father decides she is incapable of safely caring for their child. Determined to retain custody, Margaret embarks on a courtroom fight as well as a fight to maintain her own sanity.
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An ex-convict is tracked down by his estranged teenage son, and the pair try to build a relationship and life together in Seattle.
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An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father.
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When a documentary-maker begins to make a film about child sexual abuse, the subject begins to eat into him and affect his relationship with those around him, particularly his wife.
