The Lost Child (2000)

7.1/10 • 94 min • Drama TV Movie

Overview

Knowing the past changes the future. Seeking a connection to her heritage, Rebecca Hoffman sets out on a journey of discovery following the deaths of her adoptive parents. She finds that connection with her birth family in the Navajo community. But cultures clash when her husband is rejected as an outsider. Rebecca and her family experience rebirth in a rich culture and renewal as a family in this dramatic film based on the autobiography Looking for Lost Bird by Yvette Melanson (with Claire Safran).

Cast

Mercedes Ruehl

Cristine Rose

Jamey Sheridan

Irene Bedard

Dinah Manoff

Tantoo Cardinal

Julia McIlvaine

Ned Romero

Michael Greyeyes

Ashley Burritt

Rebecca at 13 Years

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