Beau Bridges, Cheri Oteri, Erik von Detten, Essie Shure, Jennifer Hutchins ...( see more  see more... ) , Jia Song , Jonathon Trent , Linda Hamilton , Luoyong Wang , Mika Boorem , Sean Astin , Yi Ding (II)

Katie (Mika Boorem), a privileged American teen, and Ling (Yi Ding), a disfigured Chinese girl, form an unusual bond in this drama directed by Jeffrey Kramer. Overwhelmed by the demands of impending a...( read more  read more... )dulthood and confused by her parents' evolving relationship, Katie travels to China with her dad (Sean Astin), a doctor who hopes to help Ling by surgically transforming her face. But it's he and Katie who walk away changed by their experiences.

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Directed by: Jeffrey Kramer

Release Date: April 8, 2005

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DVD Release Date: September 6, 2005

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  • September 22, 2008
    Nice.
  • May 10, 2008
    Katie, a teenage girl from Malibu, California, finds herself in the throes of growing up, facing her parents, her boyfriends, her sexuality and a very privileged life. Half a world away in rural, China, Lin, born on the same day as Katie, faces a much different reality. Because o...( read more)f a severe facial deformity, she lives a life of fear and shame. Her father, Daniel, has devoted his life to her, with hopes and dreams that her circumstances will change one day. The opportunity comes with the discovery of the worldwide "Doctor's Gift" program. Katie volunteers and comes to China. Once there, she is deeply touched by the work, which prompts her to take off on her own to find Lin. A "smile" is brought to Lin's face, Katie finds her soul and their extraordinary connection becomes a life-changing experience for both girls. characters are well thought-out and are represented well by the actors. Mika Boorem plays the part of Katie as a self-involved teenager that has it all. It is interesting to see how she transforms into someone whose mission it is to help someone else.
  • December 31, 2009
    This started out as a completely teen movie. Took forever to get to the point of the story, which was the children in Asia who are born disfigured and American Doctors travel there each year to perform corrective surgery. We have the average teen of today who travels with class m...( read more)ates to help with project, she is totally blown away by the children as they check into the hospital. But she has a special interest in one girl born on the same day as her. Turns into a tear jerker, I can only give it 3 stars as it took forever to get beyond our young teen in California.
  • January 1, 2009
    Mika is great in this film. It's not easy to watch in some ways, but it is worth watching.
  • July 11, 2009
    A little bit random...but quite sweet
  • July 10, 2009
    It was a touching story. Sort of opens your eyes to different health care systems around the world. Like it makes you wonder at how people gauff at frown lines and wrinkles and yet in different nations children have disfigured faces and have to wait years to have surgery. Really ...( read more)opens your eyes!
  • June 11, 2009
    nice story and nice cast :)
  • January 19, 2009
    I really really really loved this movie!!!
  • December 7, 2008
    it sounds like it could be good.
  • September 12, 2008
    drama.. its a movie with good values in it.

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