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A Smile as Big as the Moon

A Smile as Big as the Moon

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 29, 2012

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

TV Movie, Family, Drama

User Score

69%

Original Title

A Smile as Big as the Moon

Production Companies

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

Director

James Steven Sadwith

Description

Mike Kersjes is a special-education teacher and football coach in Michigan. Mike doesn’t talk down to his "special" students. He respects them, and he believes they’re capable of achieving great things. When Mike hears about Space Camp, a competitive education program at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, he gets an idea. Even though the program is designed for gifted science students, Mike decides participating in the summer program would do wonders for the self-esteem of his young students, one in particular who wants to be an astronaut.