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Born Too Soon (1993)

Born Too Soon poster
Directed by
Noel Nosseck
Genre
biographical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A television film based on a true story. It follows the parents of a premature baby born in the 1990s. The story focuses on their 53 days with their daughter and the emotional challenges they face.

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What happens

Born Too Soon is a 1993 American television film about the life of Emily Butterfield, a baby girl who was born prematurely and died 53 days after her birth. The film stars Michael Moriarty and Pamela Reed as Emily's parents, Fox Butterfield and Elizabeth Mehren. It is based on Mehren's 1991 non-fiction book of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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