Promises in the Dark (1979)
Directed by Jerome Hellman
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Medical Drama |
Release Date - Nov 2, 1979 (USA - Unknown), Nov 2, 1979 (USA) |
Run Time - 115 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka
This is a tragic tale of the slow degeneration of a cancer patient that is filled with pathos and sorrow. Buffy Koenig (Kathleen Beller) is terminally ill with cancer and for the two-hour running time, she goes through several surgical procedures, suffers all the devastating side effects of chemotherapy, and gets unrelentingly worse. Her doctor (Marsha Mason) has a certain amount of conflict herself, but that is nothing compared to the young patient's distraught parents (Ned Beatty and Susan Clark) or her grief-stricken boyfriend (Paul Clemens).
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cancer, courage, death, disease, doctor/nurse, emotion, family, friendship, help, hospital, teenagers, terminal-illness