Her Desperate Choice (1996)
To stay... To fight... To run.
Despite allegations of child sexual abuse against Jody's ex-husband Marcus, the court orders joint custody of their daughter Samantha. Jody faces a choice of turning Samantha over to Marcus or taking her on the run and risk kidnapping charges. Pursued by both the FBI and a private detective, Jody and Samantha are hunted, fleeing from town to town with the help of an underground network set up to help women and children escape from abuse. Based on a true story.
- Date of release
- 1996-09-14
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- Michael M. Scott
Casting
- Faith Ford — Jody Murdock / Sarah Parker
- Hanna Hall — Samantha / Sammy
- Kyle Secor — Jim Rossi
- Nigel Bennett — Raskin
- Alex Carter — Marcus Perry
- Lynne Cormack — Grace
- Corinne Conley — Jody's Mother
- Mimi Kuzyk — Dr. Baskin
- Philip Williams — Frank
- Martin Roach — Mike Donner
- Jackie Richardson — Frances
- Deborah Grover — Kathy (Shelter)
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