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Doctor Bello
Doctor Bello

Doctor Bello

The cure for cancer has been found... in the sky mountains of Africa...

Genres

Drama

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Cancer specialist Dr. Michael Durant forms an unlikely bond with seven year old Sam and becomes desperate, willing to risk anything to save the child’s life. A surreptitious Nigerian Nurse convinces him to seek the help of Dr. Bello, an uncertified Nigerian Doctor, known in the Brooklyn-African underground as a miracle worker.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

22 February 2013

Country

Nigeria

Cast

Isaiah Washington

Isaiah Washington

Doctor Michael Durant

Vivica A. Fox

Vivica A. Fox

Chloe Durant

Jimmy Jean-Louis

Jimmy Jean-Louis

Doctor Bello

Bern Cohen

Bern Cohen

Doctor Bernstein

Genevieve Nnaji

Genevieve Nnaji

Doctor Eniola

Evan Brinkman

Evan Brinkman

Sam Stein

Victor Browne

Victor Browne

David Stein

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