That this is based on a true story blows my mind. It follows Regina Loise as a young African American girl who navigates over 30 foster homes. Unbelievable what this child went through, unable to be adopted by her counselor Miss Kerr because she's white, Regina instead ends up in a loony and fed drugs, along with all the other white kids to keep them complacent.
You get a hate on for the director of the orphanage who fights to keep Miss Kerr and Regina apart based on race. Eventually Regina ages out of any kind of care and is just put out on the street with nothing. The two never forget or give up on each other being a family.
I'm assuming this was a made for TV movie, it felt that way. A balanced, gripping story though, decent enough acting, Ginnerfer Goodwin is her usual bubbly self. My only criticism would be the adult/older teen they choose to play Regina as a child/10 year old. It was hard to take her seriously, maybe a child actor would have been a better choice then trying to ignore the womanly figure on a little girl.
I liked the ending, seeing the real people very moving that even after all that time they still want to be mother/daughter.
You get a hate on for the director of the orphanage who fights to keep Miss Kerr and Regina apart based on race. Eventually Regina ages out of any kind of care and is just put out on the street with nothing. The two never forget or give up on each other being a family.
I'm assuming this was a made for TV movie, it felt that way. A balanced, gripping story though, decent enough acting, Ginnerfer Goodwin is her usual bubbly self. My only criticism would be the adult/older teen they choose to play Regina as a child/10 year old. It was hard to take her seriously, maybe a child actor would have been a better choice then trying to ignore the womanly figure on a little girl.
I liked the ending, seeing the real people very moving that even after all that time they still want to be mother/daughter.