The Beautiful Truth

Nov 14, 2008

1h 31m

★ 6.6

The world's simplest cure for cancer

Overview

A troubled 15-year-old boy attempting to cope with the recent death of his mother sets out to research Dr. Max Gerson's claims of a diet that can cure cancer as his first assignment for home-schooling in this documentary from filmmaker Steve Kroschel (Avalanche, Dying to Have Known).

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Documentary

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Cast

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Charlotte Gerson

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Jay Kordich

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Garrett Kroschel

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Joyce Riley

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Howard Straus

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