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After the Promise

1987 · 90 min

A heavy, heartfelt struggle against a cold system, watching a father's love endure through injustice and pain.

Directed by: David Greene
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Mark Harmon, Diana Scarwid, Rosemary Dunsmore

Overview: Elmer Jackson, a carpenter in a small Californian town in the 1930s, struggles to bring up his 4 young boys after the death of his wife. He is horrified when the government (citing trumped-up charges of parental neglect) places the boys into various foster homes and institutions, unaware of the abuse that boys would then be subjected to. The conditions imposed by the court and the difficulties caused by the Depression make Elmer's determined and vigorous quest to find his boys extremely difficult. His second wife helps him to regain custody.

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Directed by: David Greene
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Mark Harmon, Diana Scarwid, Rosemary Dunsmore

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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
parenthood
grief
justice
survival
Places: small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama, tv movie
Directed by: David Greene
Written by: Robert W. Lenski
Starring: Mark Harmon, Diana Scarwid, Rosemary Dunsmore, Donnelly Rhodes, Blu Mankuma, Janet Wright, Mark Hildreth, Stephen E. Miller
Music: Ralph Burns
Cinematography: René Verzier
Runtime: 90 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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