Year: 1993
Runtime: 90 mins
Language: English
Director: Mimi Leder
Julie and Gregg are preparing for another baby, but the memory of their first child—kidnapped and never recovered— haunts them. Their lives are upended when Julie’s rebellious student, a notorious troublemaker, turns out to be the boy they lost. The shocking revelation forces them to confront the past. The story is adapted from Claire R. Jacobs’s novel.
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