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      A Long Way Home

      1981 1h 40m Drama List
      Reviews 79% 100+ Ratings Audience Score As children, Donald Branch Booth (Timothy Hutton), his sister (Lauren Peterson) and his brother (Paul Regina) are abandoned by their parents and sent to live in foster homes. All three are sent to different homes, and they become estranged from one another. Now, as a young man, Donald wants to find his brother and sister. An obstacle course of bureaucratic red tape stands in his way, but Donald is helped by Lillian (Brenda Vaccaro), a sympathetic social worker. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Loved this when it came out Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member It is a story of three children abandoned by their pearents. They were dispersed and had tough times... It's a hanky movie. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis As children, Donald Branch Booth (Timothy Hutton), his sister (Lauren Peterson) and his brother (Paul Regina) are abandoned by their parents and sent to live in foster homes. All three are sent to different homes, and they become estranged from one another. Now, as a young man, Donald wants to find his brother and sister. An obstacle course of bureaucratic red tape stands in his way, but Donald is helped by Lillian (Brenda Vaccaro), a sympathetic social worker.
      Director
      Robert Markowitz
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 40m