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Johnny

German title: Johnny – Jeder Mensch hat eine Mission
Russian title: Джонни
Original title: Johnny

Alternative titles:
Jeder hat eine besondere Mission: Johnny

Melodrama – USA
Production year: 2009
Movie length: 82 minutes

Director: D. David Morin
Writer: D. David Morin, Alan Smithy, David Michael Anthony
Cinematograph: Todd Barron, Christoffer Lagerström
Music: David Miner

Movie description:

A doctor who lost his son in a tragic accident gets a second shot at healing his fractured family by adopting a little boy with leukaemia in this inspirational drama. Ever since Doctor Drew Carter’s son was killed in a devastating auto crash, his family has been slowly drifting apart. His wife Julia, who was driving at the time, has never been able to forgive herself, and their daughter Kayla has become emotionally withdrawn. But just when it begins to look like all hope for a happy future is lost, Doctor Carter receives a telephone call from Doctor Miller, who convinces him to become a foster parent to Johnny, a young boy who suffers from leukaemia, and who lost his mother in a drunk driving accident. Though at first Julia is enraged that her husband would agree to bring a dying child into their lives, Johnny’s unbreakable spirit and unwavering faith teaches that family that with God’s love, we have the power to overcome any challenge that life throws our way.

When Doctor Drew Carter tragically lost his ten-year-old son in a car accident while his wife was driving, he didn’t expect to lose his whole family as well. Since the accident, his wife, Julia has become emotionally absent from Drew and their daughter, Kayla. When Doctor Miller refers Johnny, a foster Child with leukemia, to Drew, the wheels start to turn and Drew sees a chance to heal his family.
Because Julia remains in a perpetual guilt-ridden state of grief, she is opposed to the idea of adopting this terminally ill boy. With Kayla increasingly more rejected by her own mother and Drew more distant from his wife, he decides to take matters into his own hands and adopts Johnny for better or for worse. Johnny doesn’t know what he is in for, but is convinced he is here for a special mission; a mission that is revealed when he enters Doctor Carter’s world.

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