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The Lost Child

The Lost Child

2000TV Movie⏱️ 1h 34mPG
Drama
⭐ 6.5
IMDB Rating
482 votes

An adopted woman tries to track down her family and ends up discovering that she was stolen from her birth mother on a reservation when she was just a little girl.

Director
Karen Arthur
Writers
Yvette Melanson, Claire Safran, Sally Robinson
Stars
Mercedes Ruehl, Cristine Rose, Jamey Sheridan
Release Date
November 19, 2000
Language
English
Country
United States
πŸ† 1
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 19
Reviews
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Mercedes Ruehl
Mercedes Ruehl
as Rebecca
Cristine Rose
Cristine Rose
as Elaine
Jamey Sheridan
Jamey Sheridan
as Jack
Irene Bedard
Irene Bedard
as Grace
Dinah Manoff
Dinah Manoff
as Helen
Tantoo Cardinal
Tantoo Cardinal
as Aunt Mary
Julia McIlvaine
Julia McIlvaine
as Caroline
Ned Romero
Ned Romero
as Yazzi Monroe
Michael Greyeyes
Michael Greyeyes
as Eddie
πŸ‘€
Ed Begay
as Man #2

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Navajo Nation, Arizona, USA
Production
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

🏷️ Keywords

f ratedbased on book

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Great Acting, Bad Casting
by silverbullets β€’ 2008-03-09

"Such conflict within my soul! Oh the torment! On one hand, the acting in this TV movie is just excellent. Mercedes Ruehl, the lead, is wonderful as Rebecca, as is her husband (Jamey Sheridan), the ever good-lookin Ned Romero as her dad, and Julia McIlvaine as her eldest daughter. So that makes it hard for me to say that the casting ruined the movie. I simply could *not* get past the fact that Ruehl is supposed to be a full-blood Dine. I was so confused when I realized that neither her mom nor dad was supposed to be white--I assumed the character was half-white. Maybe possibly sorta kinda (giv..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Jamey Sheridan played Randall Flagg in the 1994 adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand. Irene Beddard would go on to play Ray Brentner in the 2020 adaptation of The Stand.

πŸ“– Synopsis

An adopted woman tries to track down her family and ends up discovering that she was stolen from her birth mother on a reservation when she was just a little girl.