Butterbox Babies (1995)
- Directed by
- Don McBrearty
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Canadian film based on true events. It follows a couple who run a home for unwed mothers during the 1930s and 1940s. They profit from illegal adoptions of the babies born there.
somberdisturbingtensehistoricalslow-burnbleakunsettling
What happens
Butterbox Babies is a film adapted from the book Butterbox Babies by Bette L. Cahill, which is based on the true story of the Ideal Maternity Home, a home for unwed pregnant mothers, during the Great Depression and Second World War. The home made millions from the illegal adoption of illegitimate babies during the 1930s and 1940s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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