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A Loss of Innocence

1996-09-28 · 91 min · ★ 4.7

TV Movie · Drama

Erik Eriksen, who has become a successful pianist in New York, is back in Templeton, his Mormon community, where he is still treated distrustfully by its members, including his family, for having 'betrayed' them in not living the life God had planned for him. Only his mother and his younger brother Jens, support him unconditionally. Erik falls in love with Chelnica, a beautiful young woman who plays the piano at the local cinema and a dedicated Mormon. The big trouble is that she is also Jens's fiancée, due to marry him soon...

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Directors
Graeme Clifford
Production companies
World International Network, ABC
Countries
United States of America
Status
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Top Cast

Jennie GarthJennie GarthChelnicia 'Chel' Bowen
Rob EstesRob EstesErik Eriksen
Polly HollidayPolly HollidayChristina Eriksen
Mike DoyleMike DoyleJens Eriksen
Michael MilhoanMichael MilhoanIvor Eriksen
Anne SwardAnne SwardIda Eriksen
Melissa MooreMelissa MooreEsther Bowen-Dorius
Marcia DangerfieldSeenie
Scott WilkinsonJohn Brown

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