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50/50 (2011)

50/50 (2011)

R 100 minutes EN Comedy , Drama
It takes a pair to beat the odds.
Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
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