Finding a Family (2011)
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
Director: Mark Jean
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Kim Delaney as Ileana |
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Sarah-Jane Redmond as Suzanne Bante |
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Paul McGillion as Jim Bante |
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Jared Abrahamson as Alex Chivescu |
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MacKenzie Porter as Jen Bante |
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Genevieve Buechner as Lucy |
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Dee Jay Jackson as Henry |
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Collin MacKechnie as Alex at 10 |
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Raf Rogers as Carlos |
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Miles Chalmers as Danny |
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Patricia Harras as Mrs. Edinger |
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Ben Cotton as Brent Feldman |
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Jennifer Copping as Ellen |
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Roger Haskett as Darrel DeNova |
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Daryl Shuttleworth as Lt. Richard Franks |
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Chilton Crane as Julie Francks |
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Eileen Pedde as Principal Thomas |
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P. Lynn Johnson as Judge |
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John Shaw as Chuck |
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Kathryn Kirkpatrick as Librarian |
| Directing | Mark Jean | Director |
| Writing | Pamela Wallace | Writer |
