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Bringing Up Bobby (2011)

Bringing Up Bobby poster
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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