A compelling true story of a father who goes to court to fight for his right to keep his adopted daughter. Unable to conceive a child, Kim Lussier (Teri Polo) loses no time investigating adoption. To her husband, Keith (An... more »drew McCarthy), the adoption process seems like a remote possibility, until he sees a picture of his daughter to be, whom they name Brittany. When Kim is suddenly diagnosed with cancer, it seems that their dream of becoming parents may not come true. But, she receives a positive prognosis and the adoption process continues. With Kim recovering from surgery and weakened by chemotherapy, Keith assumes most of the parental responsibilities when Brittany comes home. Then, Kim?s illness recurs and soon Keith is a single parent. With barely any time for Keith to grieve, the agency refuses to finalize his adoption of Brittany and places her in another home. All of Keith?s time and energy must now be devoted to preparation for the most important battle of his life. He lost his wife but he will not lose his child.« less
Pete L. (PeteL) from MELBOURNE, FL Reviewed on 9/4/2015...
This was a great movie when I first saw it on TV (under another name.) The few things that made me mad were the adoption agency not granting him a baby because he suddenly became a single parent and that they became sexist about it. And to top that off, penalizing his wife for dying, and I think that is wrong and I was glad that he still got the child he wanted. Still, shame on the adoption agency and I was glad they were being sued for discrimination, among some things.
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(4 out of 5 stars)
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Sharonlea Wright | 07/10/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
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Lifetime lover
Mary E. Schroeder | Pompton Lakes, NJ | 08/26/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
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