The Healer Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Genres: Drama
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Faith, family, and devotion are all explored in Polish director Agnieszka_Holland's intense family drama. Julie (Miranda_Otto) and her twin children, Nick (Ryan_Smith) and Nicole (Bianca_Crudo), cut short a ski outing due to Nick suddenly taking ill. As they arrive back at home, Julie catches her husband, Henry (William_Fichtner), with another woman and promptly moves to end their marriage. Meanwhile, Nick has another spell similar to the first one and doctors discover a tumor in his brain. Further complicating matters is Nick's allergy to the necessary chemotherapy drugs, which prompts Julie to abandon traditional medicine and seek out a Polish healer named Alexei Ormow (Lothaire_Bluteau). As the healer begins making progress on the youngster, Alexei and Julie begin to fall in love with each other -- a development that greatly troubles Julie as she struggles to determine how to proceed in the best interests of her family. In 2002, Julie Walking Home (aka The Healer) was selected for inclusion in the Venice Film Festival. Ryan Shriver, Rovi
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