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Running on Empty Dreams
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Running on Empty Dreams

2009-05-12 · 120 min · ★ 3.0

Drama · Romance

Young and athletic Sydney Harris finds out that she has six months to live unless she and her husband can come up with the money for her medical treatment. Sounds simple enough; get the money, save her life. But her underpaid, working class husband can't afford the treatment. And time is ticking away. As Sydney begins to seek out a means to save her life, she begins to question her existence and does some soul searching, only to find herself falling in love with a single mom in the neighborhood that Sydney and her family have just moved into. Sydney is then forced to choose between her religious upbringing, her husband and son, and a love that she hides, all while fighting a losing battle to save her own life.

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Directors
Nitara Lee Osbourne
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Kathleen BennerKathleen BennerSydney Harris
Rachel OwensJane Smith
Jose RoseteJose RoseteCorey Harris
Wil RilleroMatt Harris
Sevan McBrideTony Smith
Amber RyanGeri Woods
Orgena RosePastor Rita
Ted HerbigDr. Patt
James RayJames RayJohn Duncan
Michael HarrelsonBill the Supervisor
DeAnna CaliTrisha Jameson - The Teacher
Raymond ArnoldCatholic Priest
Jeremy Ray SmolikThe Bartender
Todd H. MathusSsgt. Maverick
Jax WeldonJohn Smith
Jaxson MillerJohn Smith in Park
Trinity PickersgillJohn Smith (voice)
Anthony RinconBabysitting Baby
Eleni C. KrimitsosTrinity Greeting Card Receptionist
Courtney LatoInsurance Agent

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