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Finding a Family
Finding a Family

Finding a Family

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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

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

15 October 2011

Country

Cast

Kim Delaney

Kim Delaney

Ileana

Sarah-Jane Redmond

Sarah-Jane Redmond

Suzanne Bante

Paul McGillion

Paul McGillion

Jim Bante

Jared Abrahamson

Jared Abrahamson

Alex Chivescu

MacKenzie Porter

MacKenzie Porter

Jen Bante

Genevieve Buechner

Genevieve Buechner

Lucy

Dee Jay Jackson

Dee Jay Jackson

Henry

Collin MacKechnie

Collin MacKechnie

Alex at 10

Raf Rogers

Raf Rogers

Carlos

Miles Chalmers

Miles Chalmers

Danny

Patricia Harras

Patricia Harras

Mrs. Edinger

Ben Cotton

Ben Cotton

Brent Feldman

Jennifer Copping

Jennifer Copping

Ellen

Roger Haskett

Roger Haskett

Darrel DeNova

Daryl Shuttleworth

Daryl Shuttleworth

Lt. Richard Franks

Chilton Crane

Chilton Crane

Julie Francks

Eileen Pedde

Eileen Pedde

Principal Thomas

P. Lynn Johnson

P. Lynn Johnson

Judge

John Shaw

John Shaw

Chuck

Kathryn Kirkpatrick

Kathryn Kirkpatrick

Librarian

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