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The Cure
The Cure

The Cure

The cure for cancer must never be revealed

Genres

ThrillerActionScience Fiction

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When a young female scientist discovers that the pharmaceutical company she works for had developed a cure for cancer years earlier, she attempts to release it to the world. Knowing that they make more money from chemotherapy drugs than the cure, the company does everything it can to stop her.

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Budget

$1754000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

4.4/10

Release Date

06 February 2014

Country

New Zealand

Cast

Antonia Prebble

Antonia Prebble

Beth

Daniel Lissing

Daniel Lissing

Ryan

Stephen Lovatt

Stephen Lovatt

Ted

John Bach

John Bach

Lionel

John Landreth

John Landreth

Wentworth

Ben Fransham

Ben Fransham

ER Doctor

Laura Surrich

Laura Surrich

Secretary

John Chalmers

John Chalmers

Pat

Natalie Crane

Natalie Crane

Hallway Nurse

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