Homecoming (1996)

Directed by

Mark Jean

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four siblings are left by their mother and must look after themselves. The film follows how they cope and try to stay together.

quietemotionalpoignantfamily-focusedheartfeltresilientgentleunderstated

What happens

Homecoming is a 1996 American made-for-television drama film starring Anne Bancroft. On April 14, 1996, Homecoming aired on the American cable channel, Showtime. The screenplay was written by Christopher Carlson and was based on Cynthia Voigt's novel, Homecoming. The movie follows the story of four children who were abandoned by their mother and left to fend for themselves. Homecoming was directed by Mark Jean, produced by Jack Baran, and the executive producer was Shirō Sasaki. This drama is rated PG and has a running time of 105 minutes. Homecoming did not win any awards, despite being nominated for a total of five. Anne Bancroft was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries by the Screen Actors Guild. Christopher Carlson and Mark Jean were nominated for Adapted Long Form by the Writers Guild of America, USA. The movie gathered three Young Artist Awards nominations: Best Family TV Movie or Mini-Series - Cable, Best Performance in a TV Movie/Home Video - Young Ensemble, and Kimberlee Peterson was nominated for Best Performance in a TV Movie/Mini-Series - Young Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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