A Lion in the House (2005)

Tim Woods, Dr. Robert Arceci, Adam Ashcraft, Dale Ashcraft, Taletha ... see more  , Tyrik , Debbie Ashcraft , Connie Koons , Justin Ashcraft , Angela Judy , Regina Fields , Dr. Malini Gillen , Dr. Paul Jublinsky , Dr. Claire Mazewski , Alex Lougheed , Adam Dale , Susan , Jackie Lougheed , Dr. Hui , Judy Lougheed , Dr. Fred Huang , Scott Lougheed , Scott , Beth Moone , Dr. Victor Balasa , Maria Rita , Frank Moone , Adam 12 , Jen Moone , Linda Pollman , Kathy Blake Dance Studios , Jennifer Roller , Bob Heidt , Marietha Woods , Shelly Abble II , Dr. Laura White , Dr. Ted Zwerdling , Dr. Joe Palumbo , Dr. Daniels , Dr. Kim Franklin , Jim Moone , Mary Beth , Al Fields , Regina , Melissa , Diane Heery Casting , Frank , Angel , Dr. Cyndi DeLaat , Lynn Palzollo , June , Dr. Bob Noll , Beth Stevenson , Pamela Delany , Black Rob , Linda Crosby , Sue Sealock , Dr. Tasha Scott , Diana Bailey , Terry

Five young people battle incurable disease as their families deal with their physical and emotional struggles in this powerful documentary from filmmakers Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert. A Lion in t... read more he House was largely filmed on Ward 5A of Cincinnati Children's Hospital, a wing devoted to children with cancer and related illnesses. The film focuses on five youngsters undergoing treatment there -- Justin Ashcraft, an 18-year-old who has been living with leukemia since age eight; Al Fields, an 11-year-old non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patient; seven-year-old Alex Lougheed, also with leukemia; a third leukemia patient, nine-year-old Jen Moore; and Tim Woods, a 15-year-old boy with Hodgkin's lymphoma. As the children deal with the rigors and treatment and the toll their illnesses take on their bodies, they also wrestle with their need to be kids and navigate the tricky roads of growing up, while their families and physicians sometimes have to confront the fact that the children may not survive their treatment. Produced for broadcast on public television, A Lion in the House was screened as part of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi