Movie: The Boy Who Wanted To Be A Lion

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    Max is a seven year old deaf boy growing up in the 1960s. One day he goes on a school trip to the zoo, where he sees a lion for the first time. A feeling begins to grow inside him that will change his life forever.

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    2010-05-16

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