Based on the novel written by Mark Schreiber in 1981 when he was 20, PRINCES IN EXILE is a poignant, uplifting story about the power of the human spirit. Director Giles Walker has made a film about cancer that does not become tawdry but is crafted with sensitivity and insight.
A group of teenagers stricken with cancer go for their summer vacation to Camp Hawkins, a wooded Canadian retreat. Ryan Rafferty (Zachary Ansley), an intense, intelligent 17-year-old, arrives with an antagonistic attitude. He feels his fight against cancer is useless and struggle futile, since an
early death is his destiny. His only hope is to publish his journal and lose his virginity be...
Released:
1991
Rated:
PG
Length:
104 mins