The yet to be released feature film, The Charlie Cure, grandstands on the stance of a new cure to cancer. Where up until now the concept of cancer has been romanticized and turned into a ‘Romeo and Juliet’ love story by the film industry, The Charlie Cure contradicts this completely. The feature revolves around the story of young Hispanic woman dealing with the diagnosis of terminal blood cancer and her journey through the support group of people she is thrust into. This film takes a new look on when people enter our lives it is always for a purpose, one that we can either choose to embrace or not.
The fact remains that everyone knows someone who is affected by cancer. No one can change that fact, it is a constant, and this film dives head first into the reality of the lives of these people. It doesn’t sugar coat anything, everything is extremely based in the lives of real people dealing with cancer. It shows the ugly side of treatment that has never truly been portrayed on film before.
The film also very strongly exposes that there are many forms of love and friendship, and that sometimes a cure is not always a drug. The main character Sophia struggles with acknowledging many of these aspects, she has no support system behind going into her treatment, until she is introduced to this support group full of women from all walks of life, dealing with the same life changing scenario. The Charlie Cure also does not shy away from its humorous side, the film is specifically written to showcase that there is laughter before, during and after cancer.
