Small Sacrifices

Nov 12, 1989

2h 39m

★ 7.8

What possessed a mother to shoot her helpless children?

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.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

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Cast

Diane Downs

Farrah Fawcett-Majors

Lew Lewiston

Ryan O'Neal

Detective Doug Welch

Gordon Clapp

Frank Joziak

John Shea

Karen Downs

Emily Perkins

Robbie Downs

Christopher Caravalho

Evelyn Slaven

Jayne Eastwood

Boyd Paul Downs

Garry Chalk

Daryl Chapman

Ken James

Russell Wells

Sean McCann

Matt Jensen (Part 2)

Garwin Sanford

Tom Butler

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