The Lost Child ( Looking for Lost Birds )

The Lost Child (DVD) (*)

$23.99

Alternate Title: Looking for Lost Birds
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Sweden ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Karen Arthur

Written By:
Yvette Melanson
Claire Safran

Actors:
Mercedes Ruehl ..... Rebecca
Cristine Rose ..... Elaine
Jamey Sheridan ..... Jack
Irene Bedard ..... Grace
Dinah Manoff ..... Helen
Tantoo Cardinal ..... Aunt Mary
Julia McIlvaine ..... Caroline
Ned Romero ..... Yazzi Monroe
Michael Greyeyes ..... Eddie
Ed Begay ..... Man #2
Maynard Bell ..... Rabbi
Ashley Burritt ..... Rebecca at 13 Years
Kathrine Crookedhorn ..... Woman #3
Robyn Ferracane ..... Woman at Train station
Deanne Giago ..... Betty Jackson Monroe

Synopsis:

A story about Rebecca, a woman who goes in search of her natural parents and in the process finds her long lost family and her rich cultural heritage. Her adoption was never kept a secret from her while she grew up in a loving adoptive family. But her circumstances are drastically changed when her adoptive mother passes away and her father's new wife shows no interest in his child. Then, years later, after her father dies, Rebecca decides to try to find the family her dad had described to her. In response to her search, she is contacted by a woman on a Navajo reservation who is looking for her twin siblings who were stolen from their mother soon after they were born. The women soon realize that they are sisters and Rebecca is welcomed with open arms on a visit to the reservation. But when her husband, Jack, comes to see them, the differences between the two cultures rise to the surface, and Rebecca must integrate the old and the new so that her whole family can be together happily.

As a young child, Rebecca Hoffman (played by Academy Award® winner Mercedes Ruehl) was raised by a loving and caring family, knowing she was adopted. Following her parents' deaths, Rebecca begins a search for her natural family. She is contacted by a Navajo woman looking for her own siblings, who were stolen from her mother at birth. As the two women talk, they suddenly realize they are sisters, and that Becks has found her birth family! Excitedly, Rebecca decides to take her children to meet her family on the reservation. They are welcomed with open arms, and begin learning the language and traditions of their rich ancestry. Her husband (Jamey Sheridan), however, is branded an outsider and has difficulty becoming accepted as part of the Navajo community. As the differences between the two cultures come to the surface, the family discovers a commitment to each other that runs deeper than circumstances and a heritage that captivates their hearts.

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