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Dawn Anna

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Dawn Anna is one of the best made-for-television movies I have seen. The movie centers around single-mom Dawn Anna, a subsitute teacher who struggles to support her family financially. She finally lands a wonderful teaching job at a local school. In order to make ends meet, she agrees to coach the girl's volleyball team as well (her two daughters played on Dawn's team at different periods of time). Dawn meets "Bink"-a nice gentlemen that she met at the school. They date, and fall in love. Dawn discovers she has a brain disorder, and with the support of her kids and Bink, she recovers as best as she can. Although she will have lingering effects of the disorder, she continued to coach the volleyball team. The end of the movie shifts it's focus slightly-to Dawn's youngest daughter, Lauren Townsend. Lauren is now in high school, and is captain of the volleyball team. She's a straight A student at the local high school. I would tell you more, but I don't want to spoil the ending for you!

This story struck close to home as I have lived in Denver for 28 years and all the storyline is a great memory in my heart. Everyone did an outstanding job bringing the life of this women and the courage she felt. I feel it would be an honor to know her. I recommend this movie to anyone who thinks they are having a tough time and see how actually well they do have it.

I have Dawn Anna on tape and watch it whenever I feel stressed out with my daily activities. This movie gives me inspiration and makes me realize that my life isn't so bad. My 10 year old daughter also loves this movie. This movie is a MUST for your DVD collection.

Dawn Anna was a tear Jerker. It brought a lot of things in to perspective as a parent. The family over came a mother's illness to postively making sense of a sensless High School shooting. You could feel the pain that they went through. 2 parents raising Children in this day and time is not easy! But it is even harder for a "SINGLE PARENT". She showed that with love disclipline and determination that it can be done. True stories are so much better than fiction. If you have not watched this watch it with your children, Youth groups etc. Talk to your children, Notice your children, take interest so we can stop the jonesboro and other High School and senless killings among teens. Prayer, Love and disclipline is the key..... Wonderful movie. I hope that a documentary or movie will be done soon to let us know how all the victims and surviors and their families are doing.

I AM A 21 YEAR OLD YOUNG WOMAN AND THIS MOVIE TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE GO THROUGH ON A DAILY BASIS. IT WAS VERY MOVING AND MADE ME CRY IN MY LIVING ROOM ALL BY MYSELF. I LOVE THIS MOVIE AND I AM SO GLAD IT IS OUT NOW ON DVD! I RECCOMEND IT TO EVERYONE! IT IS TRULY A REMARKABLE STORY WHICH EVERYONE CAN LEARN FROM IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

Dawn Anna is my aunt and she's the greatest aunt ever. We're always in touch and she makes me laugh all the time. She's there for me when I need her, and when Columbine happened we were there for her, Bruce(Bink) as well as my cousins. When I saw this movie on Lifetime I used a whole box of tissues. It's one thing to know about the subject..but it's another when it was your family who lost someone so special and you see it on TV. I don't think that airing this movie was a bad thing for us and the family. If anything I think it has helped everyone find some closure in even the smallest way. And I also think that people should know about the signs of violence. It's an awesome movie. I thank Debra Winger and the rest of the cast every day. I think they did a fabulous job at making everything in this movie like being in their home in reality. One thing I've learned from this movie(as well as being around her, Bink and my cousins) is that there's never a time when somebody should hate another person. You never know when they might be gone. I miss you soo much Lulu, my heart is still broken.

This is a true and inspiring story that will pull at all your heartstrings. A mixture of love, hope, survival and faith. One of lifetime's best!!

This movie was wonderful. It is about a woman named Dawn Anna, who is a teacher but later becomes a high school volleyball coach. She is a single mom of four children, and she thinks that no man would want her because of it. She ends up finding love, but that happens in the middle of her fight for her life. She has a life threatening disease which she has to fight off. With the love and support from her family she is able to do so. After the for her life, she loses her youngest daughter Lauren Townsend in the Columbine High school shootings.

Since the tragedy which happened on April 20, 1999, this film centers on Dawn Anna's personal struggle with brain cancer and then, the tragic death of her daughter from the Columbine High School massacre. Taking place in Littleton, Colorado, the film revolves around a tender relationship between mother and daughter. Then fate took over and changed everything. Fortunately the intense shootout was omitted due its incredible violence. Beautifully acted by Debra Winger who mirrored Dawn Anna's incredible courage and then, facing the pain in the loss of her beloved daughter. Incredible acting resembling real-life events at and around Columbine is noted. Due to the disturbing contents of the film, it is not recommended for children under the age of 17. Other than that, It is a film well worth seeing; though you may need a box of kleenex handy.

As well as Human Trafficking, Dawn Anna is a very well-done Lifetime movie, and its emotional gamut is both wide and varied. From the beginning of this story, I was impressed to watch a strong, single mother of four manage to raise truly good and cooperative children while getting by with very little money as a school teacher. Loved by both her own kids and students alike, this really is a case of bad things happening to good people.

The brain tumor seems so incredibly unfair, but I think that both the network of support and her own resiliency to recover paved the way for her to cope with the upcoming tragedy of losing her youngest daughter Lauren, a sweet, bright, and talented girl during the massacre of Columbine High back in 1999.

Dawn Anna and her kids are likable and admirable, proving that you don't have to be financially endowed to be rich. Bravo, Lifetime, and it would be fantastic if you would give us more movies of this quality!