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Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story

2008 · 90 min

A tense, emotional true-story drama that grips you with a mother's relentless search for her missing child.

Directed by
Paul A. Kaufman
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Judy Reyes, Ana Ortiz, Hector Luis Bustamante
Overview
Luzaida Cuevas spent years doubting that her infant daughter Delimar had died in a fire. When she spots a girl resembling Delimar, Luzaida battles skeptics to prove the child is hers.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Paul A. Kaufman
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Judy Reyes, Ana Ortiz, Hector Luis Bustamante
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • justice
  • grief
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Judy Reyes, Ana Ortiz, Hector Luis Bustamante, Marlene Forte, A Martinez, Jillian Bruno, Mark Humphrey, Eli Gabay
Cinematography
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Runtime
90 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
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