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God Bless the Child

TV-PG 1988 1h 36m Drama List
Reviews 67% Audience Score 500+ Ratings
Unemployed, abandoned by her husband and kicked out of her apartment after not being able to pay her rent, newly single mother Theresa Johnson (Mare Winningham) finds herself homeless and raising her daughter, Hillary (Grace Johnston), on the streets. Discouraged by consistently overcrowded shelters and shocking violence, Johnson appeals to social worker Calvin Reed (Dorian Harewood). With Reed's help, Johnson struggles to ensure a decent quality of life for the daughter she loves so much. Read More Read Less
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Emma F Its a great movie but so heart breaking. Knowing that this happens in real life makes me cry. The government need to help homeless people, specially those with kids, the streets aren't safe for them! I always give money and food to those in need when i can afford too. Nobody deserves to live like this Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Outstanding and heart breaking film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Cheesy performances and some subtleties asided, this is a fairly moving, realistic depiction of inner city poverty. Plus, Mos Def! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A young mother who lost her job and her little daughter. This is definitely an image for a single mother who has to kept her child and do anything she can do to keep alive. She has to wander to many places to get a better home and job but, everything seems fall apart. She does anything to make their life better but, the result is not as same as she hoped. This is a very good movie criticize problems related to poverty. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member its sad, but justa standard sob story.... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie will break your heart. The ending is so well done. This is truly the saddest movie I have ever seen. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Unemployed, abandoned by her husband and kicked out of her apartment after not being able to pay her rent, newly single mother Theresa Johnson (Mare Winningham) finds herself homeless and raising her daughter, Hillary (Grace Johnston), on the streets. Discouraged by consistently overcrowded shelters and shocking violence, Johnson appeals to social worker Calvin Reed (Dorian Harewood). With Reed's help, Johnson struggles to ensure a decent quality of life for the daughter she loves so much.
Director
Larry Elikann
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 36m
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