The Boy Who Could Fly

The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)

August 15th, 19861h 54min

Drama, Family, Fantasy
63%

Overview

Milly and Louis, and their recently-widowed mom, Charlene, move to a new neighborhood. Once there, they all deal with a variety of personal problems, but Milly finds a friend in Eric, her autistic next door neighbor. Eric has a fascination with flight, and as the story progresses, he exerts an enthralling force of change on all those around him.


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