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God Bless the Child

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Unemployed, abandoned by her husband and kicked out of her apartment after not being able to pay her rent, newly single mother Theresa Johnson (Mare Winningham) finds herself homeless and raising her daughter, Hillary (Grace Johnston), on the streets. Discouraged by consistently overcrowded shelters and shocking violence, Johnson appeals to social worker Calvin Reed (Dorian Harewood). With Reed's help, Johnson struggles to ensure a decent quality of life for the daughter she loves so much.
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09/11/2012 Outstanding and heart breaking film. See more 03/21/2010 Cheesy performances and some subtleties asided, this is a fairly moving, realistic depiction of inner city poverty. Plus, Mos Def! See more 07/08/2009 A young mother who lost her job and her little daughter. This is definitely an image for a single mother who has to kept her child and do anything she can do to keep alive. She has to wander to many places to get a better home and job but, everything seems fall apart. She does anything to make their life better but, the result is not as same as she hoped. This is a very good movie criticize problems related to poverty. See more 03/14/2008 its sad, but justa standard sob story.... See more 01/21/2008 This movie will break your heart. The ending is so well done. This is truly the saddest movie I have ever seen. See more 01/17/2008 This movie was so sad. I watched it in my child development class! It really makes you think about things. i loved it. <3 See more Read all reviews
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Larry Elikann

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Mare Winningham

Theresa Johnson

Grace Johnston

Hillary Johnson

Dorian Harewood

Calvin Reed
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Synopsis Unemployed, abandoned by her husband and kicked out of her apartment after not being able to pay her rent, newly single mother Theresa Johnson (Mare Winningham) finds herself homeless and raising her daughter, Hillary (Grace Johnston), on the streets. Discouraged by consistently overcrowded shelters and shocking violence, Johnson appeals to social worker Calvin Reed (Dorian Harewood). With Reed's help, Johnson struggles to ensure a decent quality of life for the daughter she loves so much.
Director
Larry Elikann
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 36m
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