Taken In: The Lives of America's Foster Children Movie Review 1997

Documentary of foster care in the U.S. and its long-term emotional and psychological effects. Features the life of two children taken away from their crack-addicted parents and placed in a foster home with a Spanish-speaking mother of three. Includes interviews with generations of children raised in foster care.

Distribution

Filmakers Library, Inc., 124 E. 40th St., New York, NY 10016, Phone: (212)808-4980, Toll-free: 800-555-9815, Fax: (212)808-4983, Email: info@filmakers.com, URL: http://www.filmakers.com

Available on VHS
Running time 56 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, Children, Adoption, Child Abuse, Psychology, Mental Health