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The Healer

The Healer

You will believe in miracles

20177.21h 53m

Overview

The film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself.

Directed by Paco Arango
Written by Paco Arango
Produced by Enrique Posner, Michael Volpe, Paco Arango
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Top Cast

Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Alec Bailey

Camilla Luddington

Camilla Luddington

Cecilia

Kaitlyn Bernard

Kaitlyn Bernard

Abigail

Jonathan Pryce

Jonathan Pryce

Raymond Heacock

Jorge Garcia

Jorge Garcia

Father Malloy

Adrian G. Griffiths

Adrian G. Griffiths

Tom Ackhurst

Jeremy Akerman

Jeremy Akerman

Priest

Brian Downey

Brian Downey

Henry

Suresh John

Suresh John

Amir

Richard Donat

Richard Donat

Larry

Themes & Keywords

lovechild cancerpersonal growthhealing gift

About The Healer

The Healer is a family, drama, comedy film released in 2017 exploring themes of love, child cancer, personal growth, healing gift. Directed by Paco Arango, it stars Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Camilla Luddington, Kaitlyn Bernard. The film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself.

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