In the Custody of Strangers (1982)
- Directed by
- Robert Greenwald
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A teenager gets into trouble with the law. His parents must deal with the legal system that holds him in custody.
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What happens
In the Custody of Strangers is a 1982 American made-for-television drama film. It was directed by Robert Greenwald and written by Jennifer Miller. The film stars Martin Sheen, Jane Alexander, and Emilio Estevez, the latter in his feature film debut. The film was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television but lost to Brideshead Revisited. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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