Small Sacrifices(1989)
What possessed a mother to shoot her helpless children?
A peculiar and disturbing case catches the attention of the police when a young mother and her children, all severely injured, show up in a hospital's emergency room.
Movie: Small Sacrifices
Top 10 Billed Cast
Diane Downs
Lew Lewiston
Detective Doug Welch
Frank Joziak
Karen Downs
Evelyn Slaven
Boyd Paul Downs
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Overview
A peculiar and disturbing case catches the attention of the police when a young mother and her children, all severely injured, show up in a hospital's emergency room.
Release Date
1989-11-12
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7.8
Rating:
3.9 startsTagline
What possessed a mother to shoot her helpless children?
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