A Place to Be Loved

A Place to Be Loved (1993)

Gregory Kingsley, a boy passed off onto social services by his natural mother and abused by his natural father, finds the foster family he is put into to be the type of family he needs and takes his natural mother to court to have her parental rights revoked so that he can be adopted by the Russes. The story is based on the real case of the boy who really did have to take this action to avoid being sent back into an unacceptable situation.

Date of release
1993-04-04
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Family, Drama, TV Movie
Director
Sandy Smolan

Casting

Interesting facts

A Place to Be Loved is a 1993 American biographical drama television film directed by Sandy Smolan, written by Blair Ferguson, and starring Richard Crenna and Rhea Perlman. It was released in the United Kingdom under the title Shattered Family. The film is based on the story of Gregory Kingsley, who was the first American child to legally sever ties with a parent at the age of twelve. It was broadcast on CBS on April 4, 1993.

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