Finding a Family

Oct 15, 2011

1h 28m

★ 6.5

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

Genres

Drama

Family

TV Movie

Finding a Family Trailers

Cast

Ileana

Kim Delaney

Suzanne Bante

Sarah-Jane Redmond

Jim Bante

Paul McGillion

Alex Chivescu

Jared Abrahamson

Jen Bante

MacKenzie Porter

Lucy

Genevieve Buechner

Henry

Dee Jay Jackson

Alex at 10

Collin MacKechnie

Carlos

Raf Rogers

Danny

Miles Chalmers

Mrs. Edinger

Patricia Harras

Brent Feldman

Ben Cotton

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