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For the Love of a Child

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In 1975, Jacob Fletcher (Matthew Knight) lived in fear of his abusive father. One day he calls a hotline for abused children and is quickly taken to a rehabilitation facility run by Childhelp USA. The story of Childhelp USA founders Sara O'Meara (Peri Gilpin) and Yvonne Fedderson (Teri Polo) unfolds through a series of flashbacks to the 1960s, when a trip to Japan inspires the rising entertainers to start a nonprofit foundation dedicated to helping abused children.
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Oct 21, 2012 one of the best movies ever shows you how much a person loves or rejects their child See more Feb 3, 2011 Half a star because it's so upsetting, though everything about it is absolutely realistic. No amount of fiction could ever match the depravity of man. See more Read all reviews
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Douglas Barr

Director

Peri Gilpin

Sara

Teri Polo

Yvonne

Maria del Mar

Annie

Matthew Knight

Jacob Fletcher

Emily Hirst

Laura
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Synopsis In 1975, Jacob Fletcher (Matthew Knight) lived in fear of his abusive father. One day he calls a hotline for abused children and is quickly taken to a rehabilitation facility run by Childhelp USA. The story of Childhelp USA founders Sara O'Meara (Peri Gilpin) and Yvonne Fedderson (Teri Polo) unfolds through a series of flashbacks to the 1960s, when a trip to Japan inspires the rising entertainers to start a nonprofit foundation dedicated to helping abused children.
Director
Douglas Barr
Producer
Tom Cox, Murray Ord, Jordy Randall, Larry Rapaport
Screenwriter
Duane Poole
Production Co
Craig Anderson Productions, Alberta Film Entertainment, Lifetime Movie Network
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 19, 2017
Runtime
1h 36m
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