Smile (2005 film)
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Director Jeffrey Kramer Music director Neil Giraldo Duration Language English | 6.4/10 IMDb Genre Adventure, Drama Screenplay Jeffrey Kramer Writer Jeffrey Kramer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date April 8, 2005 Cast (Katie), Luoyong Wang (Daniel), Yi Ding (Lin), (Steven), (Bridgette), (Linda)Similar movies Fish Tank , Factory Girl , Jupiter Ascending , The Last Witch Hunter , The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things , At the Edge of the Abyss Tagline Celebrate the Incredible Strength of Humanity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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While visiting China, an American high-school student (Mika Boorem) befriends a teenager (Yi Ding) who has a facial deformity.
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Smile is a 2005 film written and directed by Jeffrey Kramer.
Introduced to a volunteer opportunity with the Doctor's Gift Program, Katie (Mika Boorem) signs up for a trip to China, where she meets Lin (Yi Ding), a girl with whom she shares a birthday. Lin has a facial deformity that discourages her from ever showing her face, but her friendship with Katie helps her start to see life in a new way.
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Plot
Katie, a teenage girl from Malibu, California, finds herself in the throes of growing up, facing her parents, her boyfriends, her sexuality and a privileged life. Half a world away in rural China, Lin, who shares a birthday with Katie, faces a much different reality. Because of 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 "Doctors Gift" program. Katie signs up for a trip 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 Lins face, Katie finds her soul and their extraordinary connection becomes a life-changing experience for both girls.
This movie is based on the work of the charity organization Operation Smile.
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