Based on true events, 'Alex: The Life of a Child' follows former 'Sports Illustrated' writer Frank Deford and his wife Carole when their happy, all-American family is rocked to the core when their baby daughter Alex is diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. While CF sufferers were almost certainly doomed to an early death in the Seventies, Alex grew into a child who showed remarkable courage and strength in face of her illness. Her loving family were quick to rally around her, determined to show the same bravery as the little girl as they supported and cherished her through life and struggled to move on after her death at the tragically young age of eight.
Alex: The Life of a Child has generally received very positive reviews.
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Alex: The Life of a Child was released in 1986 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 7 reviews, giving Alex: The Life of a Child (1986) an average rating of 80%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 94%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Alex: The Life of a Child a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 80%, Alex: The Life of a Child is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1986, which stands at 58%.
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