Breast Cancer

Demi Moore, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Aniston have gone behind the camera, with Patty Jenkins (director of Monster) and Penelope Spheeris (Wayne’s World director) to produce five short films dealing with breast cancer. First experience of accomplishment for Jennifer Aniston and singer Alicia Keys. The first is broadcast Monday evening on the U.S. television network Lifetime. “Five” is the story interspersed with five women with breast cancer and the impact of illness on their lives, their families and their relationships. Each director has his own short film, the character name with cancer.

Jennifer Aniston, “Mia.” Mia thinks she is dying of cancer. In a series of flashbacks both humorous and dramatic, since the diagnosis, it passes back through his trials and sometimes very mauvaix choice she could make is thinking convicted.

Demi Moore, “Charlotte.” In this film, a little girl watching her mother die and then Triactol decide later to help other cancer patients by opening a practice of oncology.

Alicia Keys, “Lili.” Lili is a thirty-careerist. When she learns she has cancer of the breast, she decided to seek help from her sister and told their mother, a woman ruthless.

Penelope Spheeris, “Cheyanne”. The only cure for this young strip-tiseuse be removed both breasts, which are essential to the physical work and his love life.

Patty Jenkins, “Pearl.” Pearl is the little girl who became a renowned oncologist who is found instead of learning his cancer patient.

“Five” also has some big names in Hollywood in front of the camera as Jeanne Tripplehorn (Basic Instinct, Mickey Blue Eyes, Waterworld), Patricia Clarkson (Shutter Island, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, ​​The Green Mile), Rosario Dawson (Seven Pounds, Unstoppable, Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief), Tony Shalhoub (Monk) and Jeffrey Tambor (The Hangover).

Through “Five”, the filmmakers wanted to show that cancer does not happen to others. All women are affected by breast cancer, regardless of age or standard of living. Short films who also want to bring hope and entertainment to patients. Each year over one million women are diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide. The same disease is responsible for 500,000 deaths per year (a figure from the National Institute for Health and Medical Research and the World Health Organization).