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Summary
With one in eight American children suffering a confirmed case of neglect or abuse by age 18, there are currently more than 400,000 children in foster care in the U.S., a number that continues to grow each year.
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- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 78GoodWatch 54
Audience score83%
IMDb7.2
Running time
1 h 53 min
Longer than most documentaries, +17 min on the typical 96
typical 96113Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 24 countries, rent or buy in 18 more
+14Released
2018
June 14, 2018
8 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- United States
Directing · 1
- Mark Jonathan Harris Director, Writer
Production · 5
- Diane Weyermann Executive Producer
- Jeff Skoll Executive Producer
- Deborah Oppenheimer Producer
- Lisa Remington Producer
- Samantha Polan Producer
Camera · 1
- Nick Higgins Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Kate Amend Editor
- Nelson Mah Colorist
Sound · 1
- Gary Lionelli Original Music Composer
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