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Family Sins (1987)

Family Sins poster
Directed by
Jerrold Freedman
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A father's teenage son is arrested for manslaughter after his younger brother drowns. The family must face the tragedy and its aftermath.

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What happens

Family Sins is a 1987 American crime drama made-for-television film, starring James Farentino as a father whose troubled son, Bryan, is arrested for voluntary manslaughter after the drowning of his spoiled younger brother, Keith. Accompanied by Jill Eikenberry, Thomas Wilson Brown, Andrew Bednarski and Richard Venture in other character roles, the film was released by London Films and received mixed reviews from critics. It was released on DVD in the early 2000s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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