Film

The Cure 1995

Drama, Family 97 min PG-13

The best cure for a disease is friendship.

Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer.

Drama Family Aids Mississippi river Minnesota Male friendship Hiv Sick child

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Resolved, raw, intimate and spare.

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Cast

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Peter HortonDirector
Robert KuhnScreenplay
Andrew DintenfassDirector of Photography
Dave GrusinOriginal Music Composer
Anthony SherinEditor
Mark BurgProducer
Eric EisnerProducer

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