The Great Gilly Hopkins (2016)

Directed by

Stephen Herek

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 249 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A foster child named Gilly Hopkins is determined to get back to her birth mother but struggles against her new placement. She tests the patience of her latest foster family.

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What happens

The Great Gilly Hopkins is a 2015 American comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Herek and adapted by David L. Paterson from Katherine Paterson's 1978 children's book. The film stars Sophie Nélisse, Kathy Bates, Julia Stiles, Bill Cobbs, Billy Magnussen, Octavia Spencer, and Glenn Close. The film was released on October 7, 2016, by Lionsgate Premiere. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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