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Christmas in Conway is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Kent Harrison released in USA on 1 december 2013 with Andy García
Christmas in Conway (2013)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 december 2013
Length 1h36
Directed by John Kent Harrison
OriginUSA
Themes Christmas films
Rating66%
Christmas in Conway is a Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie. The film premiered on ABC on December 1, 2013 and starred Mary-Louise Parker, Andy Garcia, and Mandy Moore. It was directed by John Kent Harrison (The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler) and written by Stephen P. Lindsey (Hachi: A Dog's Tale) and Luis Ugaz.
^ "Hallmark Hall of Fame Presents 'Christmas in Conway'". Hallmark corporate press release. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
Synopsis
When terminally ill Suzy Mayor (Parker) leaves the hospital to spend her last days at her home in Conway, South Carolina, her grouch of a husband, Duncan (Garcia) is beside himself with concern for her and with annoyance at everyone else, including Natalie (Moore), the live-in hospice nurse who has come home with Suzy. When Duncan decides to build a Ferris wheel in the backyard as a Christmas present for Suzy, in honor of the place where Duncan proposed to her, the neighbors and townspeople of this quiet Southern town are quick to object.Actors
Andy García
(Duncan Mayor)
Mandy Moore
(Natalie)
Mary-Louise Parker
(Suzy)
Cheri Oteri
(Gayle Matthews)
Riley Smith
(Tommy)
Ric Reitz
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