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Summary

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

Details

Release Date: October 15, 2011

Runtime: 88 minutes

Genres: Drama, Family, TV Movie

Rating: ⭐ 6.5/10 (15 votes)

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Cast

  • Kim Delaney

    Kim Delaney

    Ileana

  • Sarah-Jane Redmond

    Sarah-Jane Redmond

    Suzanne Bante

  • Paul McGillion

    Paul McGillion

    Jim Bante

  • Jared Abrahamson

    Jared Abrahamson

    Alex Chivescu

  • MacKenzie Porter

    MacKenzie Porter

    Jen Bante

  • Genevieve Buechner

    Genevieve Buechner

    Lucy

  • Dee Jay Jackson

    Dee Jay Jackson

    Henry

  • Raf Rogers

    Raf Rogers

    Carlos

  • Miles Chalmers

    Miles Chalmers

    Danny

  • Patricia Harras

    Patricia Harras

    Mrs. Edinger

  • Ben Cotton

    Ben Cotton

    Brent Feldman

  • Jennifer Copping

    Jennifer Copping

    Ellen

  • Roger Haskett

    Roger Haskett

    Darrel DeNova

  • Daryl Shuttleworth

    Daryl Shuttleworth

    Lt. Richard Franks

  • Chilton Crane

    Chilton Crane

    Julie Francks

  • Eileen Pedde

    Eileen Pedde

    Principal Thomas

  • P. Lynn Johnson

    P. Lynn Johnson

    Judge

  • John Shaw

    John Shaw

    Chuck

  • Kathryn Kirkpatrick

    Kathryn Kirkpatrick

    Librarian