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Sad Inheritance

1993 · 95 min

A heavy, earnest TV drama that follows a woman's painful struggle with addiction and motherhood, asking for quiet emotional attention.

Directed by
Rod Hardy
Genres
Tv movie, Drama
Starring
Susan Dey, Lorraine Toussaint, D.W. Moffett
Overview
After filling her life with addictions, Christina is left with a dead-end job, a deadbeat boyfriend and a bad rapport with her mother. The last thing she needs is a baby, a sentiment the authorities agree with when the infant is born with a drug dependency. Now, Christina's future is in the hands of a dedicated social worker (Lorraine Toussaint), whose own instincts as a mother have her fighting for the child's rights.

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Directed by
Rod Hardy
Genres
Tv movie, Drama
Starring
Susan Dey, Lorraine Toussaint, D.W. Moffett
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How it feels

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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
  • addiction
  • parenthood
  • redemption
  • family
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
tv movie, drama
Directed by
Rod Hardy
Written by
Matthew Eisen, Joe S. Landon, Janet Heaney
Starring
Susan Dey, Lorraine Toussaint, D.W. Moffett, Kathleen York, Guy Boyd, Allyce Beasley, Piper Laurie, Brandon Hammond
Cinematography
David Connell
Runtime
95 min
Languages
English

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