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What Makes a Family

01/22/2001

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2hrs 0min

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Drama

,TV Movie

Based on the controversial true story

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Brooke Shields
  • Cherry Jones
  • Whoopi Goldberg
  • Anne Meara
  • Al Waxman

    Directors

  • William Spahic
  • Maggie Greenwald
  • Sheona McDonald
  • Robert Chalmers
  • Sean Watson

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Lifetime
  • Barwood Films
  • Columbia TriStar Television
  • Storyline Entertainment

    Production Countries

  • Canada
  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Brooke Shields

Janine Nielssen

Cherry Jones

Sandy Cataldi

Whoopi Goldberg

Terry Harrison

Anne Meara

Evelyn Cataldi

Al Waxman

Frank Cataldi

Jordy Benattar

Heather Cataldi

Melanie Nicholls-King

Nora

Stewart Arnott

Peter

Joanne Vannicola

Melissa

Roberta Maxwell

Claire

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