A Life Without Pain

2005 American film
  • March 12, 2005 (2005-03-12) (South by Southwest)
CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

A Life Without Pain is a 2005 documentary film by Melody Gilbert about children who can't feel pain.[1]

Plot synopsis

The film explores the daily lives of three children with Congenital insensitivity to pain, a rare genetic disorder shared by just a hundred people in the world.[2] Three-year-old Gabby from Minnesota, 7-year-old Miriam from Norway and 10-year-old Jamilah from Germany have to be carefully guarded by their parents so they don't suffer serious, life-altering injuries.

Reception

The release of the film garnered widespread interest in the topic, and the character Gabby was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2006.[3]

References

  1. ^ A Life Without Pain at IMDB
  2. ^ http://www.alifewithoutpain.com/about.php Archived 2009-05-04 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 5/25/09
  3. ^ "Truly Amazing Kids".

External links

  • A Life Without Pain at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Official Website


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