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<i>A Life Without Pain</i>

A Life Without Pain

2005 American film

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

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


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