First-Time Viewing

Life According to Sam

Release Date:January 21, 2013

Running Time:90 min

Genres:Documentary

Directors

Andrea Nix Sean Fine

Cast

Sam Berns Leslie Gordon Scott Berns Francis Collins Dave Matthews

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

Progeria is a rare, fatal genetic condition that causes accelerated aging in children; its young victims rarely live past 13. This moving documentary explores the remarkable world of Sam Berns and the relentless pursuit of a treatment and cure by his parents (both doctors) to save their son from the disease.

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