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A Dog Named Christmas (2009)

A Dog Named Christmas poster
Directed by
Peter Werner
Genre
Christmas film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
6
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 37 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A developmentally disabled young man asks his father if they can adopt a dog from their local animal shelter. His request sparks a larger effort to get all the shelter dogs adopted for Christmas.

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What happens

A Dog Named Christmas is a 2009 American/Canadian television film that debuted on CBS as a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie on November 29, 2009. The film was produced by Brent Shields, directed by Peter Werner and written by Jenny Wingfield, who based the script from a novel of the same name by Greg Kincaid. It was filmed in Southey, Saskatchewan and the surrounding area. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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