Feb 21, 1993
90 min
Full-HD

Family of Strangers (1993)

Julie must disclose her family's medical history before undergoing major surgery: when she questions her family, she discovers that she was adopted and, later, that her conception was the product of a rape.

Category

TV Movie Drama

Country

Canada

Companies

Alliance Films CTV CBS

Melissa Gilbert

Julie

Patty Duke

Beth Thompson

William Shatner

Earl

Martha Gibson

Sue

Gordon Clapp

Del

Chuck Shamata

Tim

Eric McCormack

Sam

Ashleigh Aston Moore

Megan

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