The Magic of Belle Isle(2012)
A re-coming of age story.
In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.
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Monte Wildhorn
Mrs. O'Neil
Willow O'Neil
Finnegan O'Neil
Flora O'Neil
Henry
Al Kaiser
Luke Ford
Joe Viola
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