Miracle Fish
★ 6.2 · 2010 · 17m · Drama · Mystery
8 year old Joe has a Birthday he will never forget. After friends bully him, he sneaks off to the sick bay, wishing everyone in the world would go away. He wakes up to find his dream may have become a reality.
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