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A Life Without Pain
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Wikipedia article
'A Life Without Pain' is a 2005 documentary film by Melody Gilbert about children who can't feel pain.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452639/ 'A Life Without Pain' at IMDB]
Plot synopsis
The film explores the daily lives of three children with Congenital insensitivity to pain, a rare genetic disorder shared by just a hundred people in the world.http://www.alifewithoutpain.com/about.php retrieved 5/25/09 Three-year-old Gabby from Minnesota, 7-year-old Miriam from Norway and 10-year-old Jamilah from Germany have to be carefully guarded by their parents so they don't suffer serious, life-altering injuries.
Reception
The release of the film garnered widespread interest in the topic, and the character Gabby was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2006.
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