CF Film/TV Review – The Book Of Stars

Film Review – The Book of Stars
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163559/

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There are very few Films out there featuring Cystic Fibrosis. You may come across a few fleeting mentions of CF from time to time, however “The Book of Stars”  centres entirely around Cystic Fibrosis and the people it touches.

Mary who is suffering from Cystic Fibrosis is a 15 years old and her lungs are begining to rapidly deteriorate. Forced to spend most of her time indoors, she creates a scrapbook which she calls her “Book of Stars and Lovely Things” where she tracks life in a quirky and artistic fashion. Penny her old sister who was once a promising poet has now turned to a life of drugs to help numb her from the grim reality of the impending loss of her sister Mary, she has been forced to take on a job in prostitution to pay for Mary’s mounting medical expenses.

So I won’t go into anymore detail, otherwise I might just ruin the film.

As a person with Cystic Fibrosis I found the film quite difficult to watch as it hits so close to home but as a film as a whole it’s definitely one to see as the performances are particularly strong and the films boasts a superb soundtrack and interesting visuals.

I give the Film 3 cups of mucus out of five uhmmm I mean 3 out of 5 Stars

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If you know of other films, tv shows featuring CF leave me a comment listing them.

PeGsOn

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