A Smile as Big as the Moon (2012)

Directed by

James Steven Sadwith

Genre

family film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A special education teacher works to take his students to Space Camp. He faces obstacles to prove the students can succeed in the program.

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What happens

A Smile as Big as the Moon is a 2012 American drama television film directed by James Steven Sadwith and written by Thomas Rickman. The film debuted on ABC on January 29, 2012, as an episode of Hallmark Hall of Fame. John Corbett stars in this film based on the 2002 memoir by teacher Mike Kersjes and Joe Layden. The movie shows the challenges Kersjes faced as he worked to bring out the best from his special education students by taking them to Space Camp, which had, until that time been perceived as a program best suited to advanced science and math students, well beyond the reach of special education students. Several actors playing students in the film have a disability themselves. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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