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Ayana

Ayana

20130h 15m

Overview

Don 'Doc' Gentry is miraculously healed of pancreatic cancer by a simple kiss from Ayana, who disappears shortly thereafter, but not before she passes the gift of healing - and its price - to Doc's son.

Directed by Fabricio Cerioni
Written by Fabricio Cerioni, Calvin Jung, Stephen King
Produced by Fabricio Cerioni, Calvin Jung, Richard Bradford
Box OfficeBudget: $10K0

Top Cast

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Suze-Q

Ayana

Lee de Broux

Lee de Broux

Doc Gentry

Katherine Disque

Katherine Disque

Ruth Gentry

Victor Warren

Victor Warren

Gentry Jr.

Kevin E. West

Kevin E. West

Bob

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Darrin James

Randolph Faulkner

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Gina Marie Fields

Minder, TV Announcer

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About Ayana

Ayana is a drama, fantasy, action film released in 2013 exploring themes of based on short story, short film, adaptation, dollar baby. Directed by Fabricio Cerioni, it stars Suze-Q, Lee de Broux, Katherine Disque. Don 'Doc' Gentry is miraculously healed of pancreatic cancer by a simple kiss from Ayana, who disappears shortly thereafter, but not before she passes the gift of healing - and its price - to Doc's son.

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