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Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story

2020 · 88 min

A wrenching true-crime drama that keeps you tense and heartsick as a young woman's identity unravels.

Directed by
Jeffrey W. Byrd
Genres
Drama, Tv movie, Crime
Starring
Niecy Nash-Betts, Garfield Wilson, Everick Golding
Overview
At the age of 18, Alexis discovers she was abducted as a baby and the mother she thought was hers is really her kidnapper.

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Directed by
Jeffrey W. Byrd
Genres
Drama, Tv movie, Crime
Starring
Niecy Nash-Betts, Garfield Wilson, Everick Golding
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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
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
  • trauma
  • parenthood
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie, crime
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
88 min
Country
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Languages
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