Movie

A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story

1992 · 96 min

A somber, slow-burning TV drama that follows a mother's painful search for truth, heavy with grief and quiet tension.

Tagline: They buried her child, but they couldn't bury the truth.
Overview: A teenage mother is forced to give up her baby for adoption and, 19 years later, when she tries to contact her son, she learns that he died, under questionable circumstances when he was three years old.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, family, justice, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
justice
betrayal
parenthood
Places: small town
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild