A Long Way Home (1981)

7.7/10 • 100 min • TV Movie Drama

Overview

A married teenager sets out to find his long-lost brother and sister years after all three had been placed with different families following their abandonment by their migrant worker parents. Luckily, he finds a compassionate social worker who, at first reluctantly, decides to help him cut through the bureaucratic red tape.

Cast

Timothy Hutton

Donald Branch Booth

Brenda Vaccaro

Lillian Jacobs

Rosanna Arquette

Rose Cavanaugh

Paul Regina

David Branch Czaky

George Dzundza

Floyd Booth

John Lehne

Riggins

Bonnie Bartlett

JoAnn Booth

Wil Wheaton

Donald Branch, age 8

Floyd Levine

Judge Sosna

Paul Haber

Rudy

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