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Love Child

Love Child poster
Directed by
Todd Solondz
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An 11-year-old boy tries to fix his mother's miserable marriage by plotting to replace his abusive father with a charming drifter. His first scheme fails badly, so he tries a much crueler plan that leads to terrible and surprising results.

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