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Foster Boy

2019

Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

6
IMDb Rating

Plot summary

A lawyer finds himself at the center of a trial in which a for-profit foster care agency puts a known sex offender into the same foster home as his young client Jamal, which leads to catastrophic results.

Director

Youssef Delara Photo
Youssef Delara

Top cast

Julie Benz Photo
Julie Benz as Pamela Dupree
Matthew Modine Photo
Matthew Modine as Michael Trainer
Amy Brenneman Photo
Amy Brenneman as Kim Trainer
Michael Beach Photo
Michael Beach as Bill Randolph
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967.59 MB
1280*522
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 45 min
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1.94 GB
1920*784
English 5.1
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963.8 MB
1280*528
English 2.0
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1 hr 44 min
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1.93 GB
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by TxMike

Perils of putting kids into the foster system

A 19-yr-old boy has been in a series of troubles with the law, to the extent that the judge recognizes him. He is a failed product of the foster system, starting when he was 8.Now he is suing the large corporation that has been running the placement system. He doesn't want a financial award, he wants the company and its guilty to be prosecuted and the system cleaned up. But he can't afford a lawyer.Set in Chicago, the judge corrals a high-profile L.A. lawyer to be his pro bono lawyer, against his will. First just wanting to settle the case and get home for Thanksgiving, he gradually learns what all the boy has been through.The movie is "inspired by real events" but the closing credits state that parts of the story were fabricated and some characters are composites. Still it is a good look at how the foster system can fail the kids when money is paid out without enough regard to the health and safety of the kids.My wife and I watched it at home on DVD from our public library.
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Reviewed by halfxbreed23 6 / 10

A familiar formula with a genuine heart

Please watch this film. If you enjoy courtroom dramas it should at least interest you although you wont find the thrilling battles you find in Goliath or other of the same ilk. The story forcuses more on the pitfalls of the foster care system and the broken corporations that back it.

The characters are a bit one dimensional outside of Jamal. His pain and performance is undeniable and the main reason I stuck around.

Definitely worth a watch.

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