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
- Released
- 2011-10-15
- Genres
- Drama, Family, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Mark Jean
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 15 votes
Cast
- Kim Delaney as Ileana
- Sarah-Jane Redmond as Suzanne Bante
- Paul McGillion as Jim Bante
- Jared Abrahamson as Alex Chivescu
- MacKenzie Porter as Jen Bante
- Genevieve Buechner as Lucy
- Dee Jay Jackson as Henry
- Collin MacKechnie as Alex at 10
- Raf Rogers as Carlos
- Miles Chalmers as Danny
- Patricia Harras as Mrs. Edinger
- Ben Cotton as Brent Feldman
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