Bringing Up Bobby (2011)

- Directed by
- Famke Janssen
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 4.9 of 10 from 48 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Ukrainian con artist tries to raise her young son in the United States while hiding her criminal past. When her schemes threaten to unravel, a grieving couple step in to adopt the boy, giving the mother a chance to turn her life around.
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What happens
Bringing Up Bobby is a 2011 comedy-drama film written, directed and produced by Famke Janssen (marking her directorial debut). Milla Jovovich stars as Olive, a Ukrainian con artist who struggles to raise her son Bobby (Spencer List) as a single mother in the United States, with her criminal past jeopardizing their future. Kent (Bill Pullman) and his wife Mary (Marcia Cross), struggling with their own son's death, adopt Bobby until Olive can reform. The film had its world premiere at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival on May 12 and received a limited release in the United States on September 28, 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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