Jewel
The world refused to help her special child... but she never gave up hope.
Rating: 5.6 out of 10TMDB(11 votes)
Overview
In the 1940s a 40-year-old woman with five healthy children gives birth to a girl with Down's syndrome.
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Based on
Based on Jewel
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Music
Music by Jonathan Goldsmith
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Frank Tidy
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Bret LottNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 7, 2001
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- Canada, United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Farrah FawcettJewel Hilburn
Patrick BerginLeston Hilburn
Cicely TysonCathedral
Robin DunneWilman Hilburn (Age 18-26)
Peter DonaldsonNathan White- Laura MercerBrenda Kay Hilburn (Age 8-9)
- Ashley WolfeBrenda Kay Hilburn-Age 16
Kelly HarmsBurton Hilburn (Age 19-27)- Ron PayneDr. Basket
Kristin BoothAnnie Hilburn (Age 19)- Natalie RadfordRaylene Hilburn (Age 22-30)
- Sonia Lynn KerrBrenda Kay Hilburn (Age 4)
- Alexis VandermaelenAnnie Hilburn (Age 3-4)
Rachel SkarstenRaylene Hilburn (Age 14)
Kyle FairlieBurton Hilburn (Age 11)
Max MorrowWilman Hilburn (Age 10)
Charlotte ArnoldAnnie Hilburn (Age 7-11)
Ardon BessNelson
Gema ZamprognaSarah- Dallas GoyoMatthew Cross
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