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Saint Ralph

Rating:PG-13 (for some sexual content and partial nudity)
Genre:Drama, Comedy
Release Date:August 5, 2005
Running time:98 minutes
Cast:Adam Butcher, Campbell Scott, Shauna MacDonald, Gordon Pinsent, Michael Kanev
Director:Michael McGowan
Producer:Teza Lawrence, Seaton McLean, Andrea Mann, Mike Souther
Writer:Michael McGowan
Distributor:IDP

Description: This is the story of Ralph Walker, a 14-year-old who in 1954 outran everyone's expectations in his bold quest to win the Boston Marathon. His seriously ill mother knows he is waiting to explode into greatness, except that he has no idea where that greatness will manifest itself. Then, an unfortunate incident of self-abuse in the community pool inadvertently points him in the right direction. As penance for his actions, Ralph is conscripted to the cross-country team. Desperate to believe a miracle will bring his mother out of a coma, Ralph becomes a convert to the church of running and sets his sights on winning the Boston Marathon.

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