Way Out Ahead of Us

Way Out Ahead of Us

2022 · 86 min · Drama

Two parents try to keep the dad's terminal illness a secret from their daughter so that they don't spoil her plans to move to the city. The mother and father are played by a real couple, who are dealing with the man's real illness, and their daughter is played by an actress, cast to play the child they never had, but always dreamed of.

Directed by Rob Rice · Written by Rob Rice

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