

Mother and Child
2009-11-07 · 125 min · ★ 6.6
The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets that, as a teenager, she gave up her daughter for adoption. Elizabeth was an adopted child and is now a successful lawyer, but her personal life lacks warmth. Lucy and her husband have failed to conceive and now hope to adopt a baby to make their family complete.
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- Directors
- Rodrigo García
- Production companies
- Mockingbird Pictures, Everest Entertainment
- Countries
- Spain, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 7,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 4,000,000
Top Cast
Naomi WattsElizabeth
Annette BeningKaren
Kerry WashingtonLucy
Jimmy SmitsPaco
Samuel L. JacksonPaul
S. Epatha MerkersonAda
Cherry JonesSister Joanne
Elpidia CarrilloSofia
Shareeka EppsRay
Eileen RyanNora
David RamseyJoseph
Kay D'ArcyKaren's Hydrotherapy Patient
Carla GalloTracy
Marc BlucasSteven
Michael WarrenWinston
LaTanya Richardson JacksonCarolTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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