"Passion Moves Mountains"
Powerful story about love, struggle and passion of an over protective mother and her piano prodigy.
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The people behind it
Lynn Whitfield
Mrs. Brown
Martin Villafana
Junior Brown
Rainbow Sun Francks
Buddy Clark (as Rainbow Sun Francks)
Clark Johnson
Mr. Pool
Sarah Polley
Butter
Richard Chevolleau
Duckie
Margot Kidder
Miss Peebs
Warren Benns
Spanish
Tina Su
Sandra Tanaka
Nicole Hardy
Lesley
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