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Alphée of the Stars (2012)

Alphée of the Stars poster
Original title
Alphée des étoiles
Directed by
Hugo Latulippe
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
G
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about a director and his wife taking a year off in Switzerland with their daughter. The film shows how the change affects their daughter who has a developmental condition.

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What happens

Alphée of the Stars (French: Alphée des étoiles) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Hugo Latulippe and released in 2012. The film documents a sabbatical year taken by Latulippe and his then-wife Laure Waridel in Switzerland, and its impact on their daughter Alphée, who has developmental disabilities caused by Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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