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Finding a Family(2011)
Status: Released
Date: 2011-10-15
65%
15 Votes
Time: 1h 28m
Overview:
Bright Alex grows up in Michigan proud of his mother, Romanian immigrant Ileana, who became a professor, vowing to make her dream come true by graduating from Harvard. But when mother becomes manic-depressive and repeatedly dumps her medication, Alex each time lands in foster care. At age 16, he gets legal emancipation and vows to take charge of their lives himself
Languages: English.
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Movie: Finding a Family
Top 10 Billed Cast
Kim Delaney
Ileana
Sarah-Jane Redmond
Suzanne Bante
Paul McGillion
Jim Bante
Jared Abrahamson
Alex Chivescu
MacKenzie Porter
Jen Bante
Genevieve Buechner
Lucy
Dee Jay Jackson
Henry
Raf Rogers
Carlos
Miles Chalmers
Danny
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