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Spoonface Steinberg

Spoonface Steinberg

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Television film version of Lee Hall's award-winning radio play. Spoonface is seven years old, Jewish, autistic - and terminally ill with cancer. As she tries to come to terms with the meaning of life and death, she draws inspiration from the prisoners in the Nazi concentration camps who died with dignity and their spirit unbowed.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

50 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

30 March 1998

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Linda Bassett

Linda Bassett

Mrs. Spud

Helen McCrory

Helen McCrory

Mother

Mark Strong

Mark Strong

Father

Ella Jones

Ella Jones

Spoonface Steinberg

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