“It's not easy being seventeen.”
This is a heart-wrenching story about a happy-go-lucky 17 year-old boy with a passion for life and love. Under his free spirit are problems that he must deal with. His mother died, his alcoholic father is unapproachable, and ...the biggest problem of all... he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The only support he receives is from a sister who also lives a fractured life, his immature best friend, and his girlfriend. "Swimming Upstream" is a moving and honest look at life's painful realities and how this teen deals with them.
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Cast
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Matt Czuchry
Morris Bird III
Known for
The Resident
Gilmore Girls
Ben Savage
Teddy Benevides
Known for
Girl Meets World
Little Monsters
Kelly Rutherford
Sandra Bird
Known for
Gossip Girl
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists
Elisabeth Harnois
Julie Sutton
Known for
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Keith
Michael Moriarty
Morris Bird II
Known for
Law & Order
Pale Rider
Robert J. Emery Director · Don Robertson Story Kevin Kelly Editor
Worldwide gross $770K · United States release January 1, 2002
Box office
Worldwide gross
$769,832
Languages
Original language
English
Release dates
United States · January 1, 2002
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