Finding a Family

Finding a Family

88 mins | Drama, Family, TV Movie | Oct. 15, 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

Finding a Family

88 mins | Drama, Family, TV Movie | Oct. 15, 2011

Finding a Family
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
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers
Original title Finding a Family
Directors Mark Jean
Writers Pamela Wallace

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

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

Jennifer Copping

as Ellen

Roger Haskett

as Darrel DeNova

Daryl Shuttleworth

as Lt. Richard Franks

Chilton Crane

as Julie Francks

Eileen Pedde

as Principal Thomas

P. Lynn Johnson

as Judge

John Shaw

as Chuck

Kathryn Kirkpatrick

as Librarian