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Ray Charles, durante una performance per bimbi ciechi, diventa amico di un giovane ragazzo che ha da poco perso la vista, e decide di provare ad aiutarlo a recuperarla. Durante un tour a Parigi viene a conoscenza di un chirurgo che sta sperimentando una procedura radicale: da quel momento si impegna a convincere l'iperprotettiva madre del bimbo a permettergli di tentare l'operazione.
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Ballad in Blue (1965)
89 min
Ray Charles plays himself in this film where he helps blind boy David in his struggle to regain his sight. David’s over-protective mother Peggy is afraid of the risks connected with restoring his sight. Ray tries to help the whole family, offering the heavy-drinking Peggy’s heavy-drinking partner Steve an opportunity to work with his band.