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Ratings : 4 /5 from 101 users

Language : English

Year : 1996

Medical Theme : Progeria (Premature aging)

Actors : Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Jennifer Lopez.

Storyline : Jack (Robin williams) is a very special child, affected by a rare disease,Progeria. Progeria is a medical condition in which a person ages four times faster than normal.In the movie Jack goes to school as a 10 yr old boy but has the body of a forty-year-old man. Although Jack initially fails to notice his condition, he soon realizes he is different from other children and in the process becomes very depressed and refuses to socialize with other people. But soon, with the support of his mother and his friends, he comes to terms with his condition and at the age of seventeen,goes to attend the farewell at school, looking very old and gives a very emotional speech on how short our life really is.

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