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1982 · 96 mins · English
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Directed by
Larry Peerce
Starring
Mackenzie Phillips, Albert Salmi, Beau Bridges, Rhea Perlman, Amy Madigan, Anna Maria Horsford

At 19 her freedom is taken; a year later authorities try to take her baby. Based on the true story of Terry Jean Moore, a determined young woman sentenced to seven years for a $5 robbery, the film follows her life behind bars, her pregnancy by a guard, and her relentless battle to keep and protect her child.

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