Product Details

• Actors: Akuyoe, Obba Babatunde, L. Scott Caldwell, Jayne Eastwood, Ali Giron
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Trinity Home Ent
• DVD Release Date: February 1, 2005
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007ZSHAI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #295,287 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

When Theresa Johnson (Mare Winningham) is abandoned by her husband and forced to live on the streets with her daughter Hillary (Grace Johnston, Beaches), she struggles to survive in filthy shelters and in constant fear. But the struggle becomes too great when Hillary's life is threatned and Theresa realizes she can no longer care for her daughter. Faced with the most devastating choice, Theresa must put her daughter before herself - at any cost.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Movie I've Seen Depicting The Homeless, May 5, 2003

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JH (Decatur, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: God Bless the Child [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If I had known in advance that this was a movie about the plight of the homeless, I might not have watched it. I'm so glad I did. A wonderful movie about about a loveable little girl and a loving mother in a terrible (but unfortunately not uncommon) predicament.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A single mother's struggle making a home for her daughter., December 31, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: God Bless the Child [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie made me feel joy, sorrow, frustration, compassion and anger. The story begins with a wife that is deserted by her husband. She and her daughter are left alone to fend for themselves. The mother is very responsible and certainly does her best to deal with very difficult circumstances. You feel her pain over her struggle to provide even the most basic needs for her and her daughter. I needed a bigger box of tissues for this one.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should be required viewing for social workers, June 7, 2002

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Reginald D. Garrard "the G-man" (Camilla, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: God Bless the Child [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Mare Winningham, one of most versatile and gifted actresses in the business today, is memorable in this telefilm from the late 80's. As other reviewers have stated, this is a real tearjerker for it reveals the trials and tribulations of a single parent trying to cope in a society that is filled with bureaucracy red tape that ultimately works against her.

Grace Johnston is also a triumph as Winningham's young daughter, Hillary. It is hard to imagine that she is an actress playing a part; so realistic is her portrayal. Dorian Harewood makes a small but pivotal appearance as the social worker assigned Winningham's case.

The film ends on a less-than-cheerful note that only reinforces the desperation of Winningham's situation.

A truly powerful film is "God Bless the Child."