LOVING LEAH: HALLMARK HALL OF FAME GOLD CROWN COLLECTOR'S EDITION

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• Release Year: 2009
• Genre: Drama, Romance
• Plot: A handsome Washington, D.C. doctor and a young New York woman fall in love at an unusual time . . . after they get married.; ; Leah Lever (Lauren Ambrose) is married to an Orthodoz rabbi, Benjamin Lever, whose brother, Jake (Adam Kaufman), is a successful cardiologist and a non-practicing Jew. Jake is stunned when Benjamin dies suddenly, but not as stunned as wehn he is told that, under an ancient Jewish Law, he is expected to marry the childless Leah to carry on Benjamin's name. The only alternative is to go through a ceremony where Jake must deny his brother's existance. For Jake, that's unthinkable, so impulsively he suggests to Leah that they get married and maintain a secretly platonic relationship.; ; Eager to pursue her own dreams, Leah gladly accepts. Their oversimplified plan to live separate lives under the same roof proves challenging when Leah's suspicious mother shows up unexpectedly. The harder they try to disguise their 'pretend' marriage, the more their appreciation for each other's worlds grows - and out of understanding, a real love develops. Loving Leah is a heart-warming story with moments of gentle humor.
• Cast: Lauren Ambrose, Adam Kaufman, Susie Essman, Harris Yulin, Natasha Lyonne, Christy Pusz, Ricki Lake, Mercedes Ruehl, Tonye Patano, Donnie Keshawarz, Sylvia Kauders, Jayne Houdyshell, David Rossmer, Tibor Feldman, Jolly Abraham, Jonathan Charles Kaplan, Zachary Knower, Matt Walton, Marc Wolf, Timothée Chalamet, Sam Guncler, Bess Rous, Natalie Knepp, Welker White, Don Guillory, Jo Yang, Kathleen Doyle, Paul Geier, Danny Katz, Aaron Lohr, Chinasa Ogbuagu, Jessalyn Wanlim, Marc Alan Austen, Joanna Becker, Jackie Brown, Francesca Marie Claire, Jonathan E. Kay, Debbie Lang, Ruth Last, Brad Naprixas, Portia Reiners
• Director: Jeff Bleckner
• Runtime: 1:38
• Company: Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Inc.
• Media Format: Movie