A true story about a baby who was declared dead by the hospital, woke up moments before the funeral.

Here is the complete story from Reuters.

A baby boy born 16 weeks prematurely was declared dead by doctors at a hospital in Paraguay only to wake up in time for his funeral wake hours later.

Dr. Ernesto Weber, head of pediatric care at the state-run hospital in the capital of Asuncion, said the baby weighed just 500 grams (17.6 ounces) when he was born.

“Initially, the baby didn’t move, he practically didn’t have any respiratory reflexes, nor did we hear a heartbeat and, as a result, we declared a premature fetus of 24 weeks dead,” Weber told Reuters Television.

The family was given a death certificate and a cardboard box with the baby’s name scribbled on the outside which served as a makeshift coffin.

But when the family took him from the hospital to prepare him for his funeral, the unbelievable happened.

“I opened the box and took the baby out and he cried. I got scared and I said “the baby’s crying” … and then he started moving his arms, his legs and I got scared, we got very scared,” said one member of the family, Liliana Alvarenga.

Hours after the baby’s death had been declared he was found to be alive. The hospital has begun an investigation and the baby is now in a stable condition in an incubator.

This is not an actual photo of the baby.

It is very rare, especially in this day of re-makes, for an original film to catch my eye and hold me with anticipation until its release.

Today, I have found that film.

The film is called, ‘Grace‘.

Madeline Matheson is eight months pregnant and determined to deliver her unborn child, Grace, naturally. When an accident leaves Grace dead inside her, Madeline insists on carrying the baby’s corpse to term. Weeks later, when Madeline delivers, the baby miraculously returns to life… With an appetite

Grace is currently making its rounds at different film festivals, so if you get a chance to see it – DO IT!  According to IMDB there is a screening on June 12th, the USC School of Cinematic Arts’ Alumni Screening Series will present Grace at 7pm, University Park Campus, Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre.

From the ‘Grace’ website there are two screenings at the Seattle International Film Festival – June 5th at 11:59 pm and June 6th at 9:30 pm.