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Film · 2001
What Makes a Family
2hDirected by Maggie Greenwald
- Drama
- TV Movie
Based on the controversial true story
Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy dies. This tragedy is exploited by Sandy's parents to snatch the girl from Janine's care. But then, and despite having the laws against her, Janine decides to fight in order to regain custody of her daughter.
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Cast
Brooke ShieldsJanine Nielssen
Cherry JonesSandy Cataldi
Whoopi GoldbergTerry Harrison
Anne MearaEvelyn Cataldi
Al WaxmanFrank Cataldi
Jordy BenattarHeather Cataldi
Melanie Nicholls-KingNora
Stewart ArnottPeter
Jo VannicolaMelissa
Roberta MaxwellClaire
Dean McDermottO'Brien
Sean McCannJudge Black
Details
- Director
- Maggie Greenwald
- Writer
- Robert L. Freedman
- Cinematography
- Rhett Morita
- Editor
- Keith Reamer
- Producer
- Wendy Grean
- Release
- January 22, 2001
- Runtime
- 2h
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Lifetime, Barwood Films, Columbia TriStar Television
- TMDB score
- 6.3 / 10 from 23 votes
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