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Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003)
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.
Style:
sincere, serious, touching, captivating, realistic, inspirational, emotional, sad, teen, motivational ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
homeless, homeless teenager, against the odds, drug addict, youth, starting over, university, dysfunctional family, society, family problems, hopes, aids, human spirit, teenage life, ambition, lifestyle, kids in trouble, down on your luck, rehabilitation, drug abuse, power relations, redemption, strong female character, abuse, family relations ...
Time:
90s, 21st century, contemporary, 1990s
Place:
america, nova scotia, new york, usa
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Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Duration: 100 min.
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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