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The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness

The movie presents a real-life story - the journey of Chris Garder who had it all planned, from his life, his happiness and finances. But somewhere along the way, he isn’t able to make enough money to keep his family together. Thus his wife walks away and leaves him alone with his son

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