39 POUNDS OF LOVE

Year: 2005
USA: Balcony Releasing
Cast: Ami Ankilewitz
Director: Dani Menkin
Country: USA
Languages: English / Hebrew / Spanish
USA: 70 mins
USA Release Date: 23 November 2005 (Limited Release - New York)


Synopsis

39 POUNDS OF LOVE is the inspirational and humorous non-fiction account of a remarkable man and a remarkable journey. Ami Ankilewitz was diagnosed with an extremely rare and often fatal form of SMA/2 that severely limits his physical growth and movement. Yet at 34 years of age, he continues to outlive a doctor's prediction of life expectancy by 28 years - and counting.