Based on the controversial true story
Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy dies. This tragedy is exploited by Sandy's parents to snatch the girl from Janine's care. But then, and despite having the laws against her, Janine decides to fight in order to regain custody of her daughter.
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Brooke Shields
Janine Nielssen
Maggie Greenwald
Director
Robert L. Freedman
Writer
Whoopi Goldberg
Executive Producer
Barbra Streisand
Executive Producer
Neil Meron
Executive Producer
Craig Zadan
Executive Producer
Cis Corman
Executive Producer
Wendy Grean
Producer
Rhett Morita
Director of Photography
Keith Reamer
Editor
Suzette Daigle
Costume Design
Perri Gorrara
Production Design
