Life According to Sam
MovieTitle | Life According to Sam |
User score | 6.8 |
Release date | Jan 21, 2013 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Sean Fine , Andrea Nix |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Fine Films, HBO Documentary Films |
Run time | 90 min. |
Progeria is a rare, fatal genetic condition that causes accelerated aging in children; its young victims rarely live past 13. This moving documentary explores the remarkable world of Sam Berns and the relentless pursuit of a treatment and cure by his parents (both doctors) to save their son from the disease.