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Ways to Live Forever

Ways to Live Forever

20107.01h 30m

Overview

Sam loves facts. He wants to know about UFOs and horror movies and airships and ghosts and scientists, and how it feels to kiss a girl. And because he has leukemia he wants to know the facts about dying. Sam needs answers to the questions nobody will answer.

Directed by Gustavo Ron
Written by Gustavo Ron, Sally Nicholls
Produced by Javier Gazulla, Martyn Auty
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Top Cast

Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin

Daniel MacQueen

Emilia Fox

Emilia Fox

Amanda MacQueen

Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi

Mrs. Willis

Robbie Kay

Robbie Kay

Sam MacQueen

Alex Etel

Alex Etel

Felix Stranger

Ella Purnell

Ella Purnell

Kaleigh

Natalia Tena

Natalia Tena

Annie

Phyllida Law

Phyllida Law

Grandmother

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Eloise Barnes

Ella MacQueen

Fiona Dolman

Fiona Dolman

Gillian Stranger

Themes & Keywords

melancholyleukemiadeathchild cancerphilosophicaldeath of a childlife goalsearnest

About Ways to Live Forever

Ways to Live Forever is a drama, family film released in 2010 exploring themes of melancholy, leukemia, death, child cancer, philosophical, death of a child. Directed by Gustavo Ron, it stars Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox, Greta Scacchi. Sam loves facts. He wants to know about UFOs and horror movies and airships and ghosts and scientists, and how it feels to kiss a girl. And because he has leukemia he wants to know the facts about dying. Sam needs answers to the questions nobody will answer.

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