Released:
2011-10-15

Overview:
Bright Alex grows up in Michigan proud of his mother, Romanian immigrant Ileana, who became a professor, vowing to make her dream come true by graduating from Harvard. But when mother becomes manic-depressive and repeatedly dumps her medication, Alex each time lands in foster care. At age 16, he gets legal emancipation and vows to take charge of their lives himself

Director:
Mark Jean

Runtime:
1h 28min

Genre:
Drama, Family, TV Movie

• Cast:
• 
  Kim Delaney
  as
  Ileana
• 
  Sarah-Jane Redmond
  as
  Suzanne Bante
• 
  Paul McGillion
  as
  Jim Bante
• 
  Jared Abrahamson
  as
  Alex Chivescu
• 
  MacKenzie Porter
  as
  Jen Bante