Telling Nicholas

Telling Nicholas

Telling Nicholas

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Telling Nicholas

"How do you tell him Mommy's not coming home?"

2002

1h 25m

8.0(1 votes)

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Overview

A father wonders how to explain to his seven-year-old not only that his mother has died, but also the cruel way in which it happened.

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Nicholas Lanza

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Thanbir Ahmed

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Robert Lanza

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James Ronald Whitney

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James Ronald Whitney

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Gilda Carle

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