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What Makes a Family

What Makes a Family (2001)

Drama | 120 minutes
2,94 32 votes

Genre: Drama

Duration: 120 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Maggie Greenwald

Stars: Brooke Shields, Cherry Jones and Jordy Benattar

IMDb score: 6,6 (876)

Releasedate: 22 January 2001

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What Makes a Family plot

"Based on the controversial true story"

Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple. Sandy is the biological mother of their daughter. But Sandy gets sick and dies. This is the start of a legal battle between Sandy and Janine's parents over custody of the girl.

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Brooke Shields Brooke Shields

Janine Nielssen

Cherry Jones Cherry Jones

Sandy Cataldi

Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg

Terry Harrison

Anne Meara Anne Meara

Evelyn Cataldi

Al Waxman Al Waxman

Frank Cataldi

Jordy Benattar Jordy Benattar

Heather Cataldi

Melanie Nicholls-King Melanie Nicholls-King

Nora

Stewart Arnott Stewart Arnott

Peter

Joanne Vannicola Joanne Vannicola

Melissa

Roberta Maxwell Roberta Maxwell

Claire

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