What Makes a Family

2001 "Based on the controversial true story"

What Makes a Family

6.5 | 2h0m | en | Drama

Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy dies. This tragedy is exploited by Sandy's parents to snatch the girl from Janine's care. But then, and despite having the laws against her, Janine decides to fight in order to regain custody of her daughter.

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6.5 | 2h0m | en | Drama , TV Movie

Synopsis

Cast

Brooke Shields ,Cherry Jones ,Whoopi Goldberg

Director

Astra Burka

Producted By

Lifetime , Barwood Films

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Cast

Brooke Shields

as Janine Nielssen

[2021] Eggs [2021] A Castle for Christmas [2020] My Boyfriend's Meds [2019] Halston [2017] When the Bough Breaks: A Documentary About Postpartum Depression [2017] Daisy Winters [2016] Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word [2016] Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud [2014] Under Wraps

Cherry Jones

as Sandy Cataldi

[2022] The Sky Is Everywhere [2021] Our Friend [2021] Becoming Helen Keller [2021] The Eyes of Tammy Faye [2020] A Rainy Day in New York [2020] Rain [2020] Defending Jacob [2019] Wine Country [2019] Motherless Brooklyn

Whoopi Goldberg

as Terry Harrison

[2022] My Father's Dragon [2022] JANET JACKSON. [2022] Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act [2021] Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days [2021] JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass [2021] JFK: Destiny Betrayed [2021] Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It [2021] The Story of Late Night [2021] The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World