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Not My Kid (1985)

Not My Kid poster
Directed by
Michael Tuchner
Genre
teen film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl struggles with addiction and her parents are forced to confront the problem. The film follows the family as they seek help and deal with the fallout.

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What happens

Not My Kid is a 1985 American made-for-television drama film directed by Michael Tuchner, which was based on a 1984 book of the same name by Beth Polson (who also served as the film's executive producer) and Miller Newton. The movie aired on CBS in the United States, and had a VHS release both there and in the United Kingdom, with ITC handling distribution rights. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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