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Micky Levy (written by)
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Release Date:
18 April 2008 (Brazil) more
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When life comes apart, love puts it back together.
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A deadly collision between a train and car lead to an unlikely bond between the train engineer and a young boy who escapes the carnage. | full synopsis
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Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, an accident scene, brief nudity and momentary strong language.
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101 min | Argentina:109 min
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18 out of 23 people found the following review useful.
Touching and Moving, 19 June 2008
10/10
Author: Robin Cook from USA

I rented this on DVD and am wondering why they took out the Additional Scenes in the movie that are on the Special Features. I was hoping there would be some interviews on the DVD, but alas, had to settle for just the Additional Scenes.

This movie has typical Lifetime TV earmarks, but with a lot more to give. I was especially impressed with Miles Heizer in his role of the young boy. It is a good story that gives both character insight angles of the victim and the accidental killer. I applaud the casting done here. Kevin Bacon's role was perhaps the best choice to play this particularly difficult part, and he conveyed/portrayed it very well. I can't think of any other actor who could have pulled it off.

The emotional dramas did cause me to pull out some hankies, but they did not dwell on this content in an overdone fashion. I am weary of movies that linger on with many scenes of someone dying in bed of cancer (which was not done at all in a great movie "Who Will Love My Children"), but they kept the IV drip bit scenes to a tolerable minimum. The tears were not associated so much to the cancer bit, but was with how the story was put together ... very, very well done.

This young 14-year-old lad, Miles Heizer, is a gem and I really hope to see more of him performing in more films. This movie I recommend when you're in an emotional mood of viewing pleasure. It's definitely worth the rental fee.

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