Child's Cry

Child's Cry

7.5IMDb Score
Released:1986-02-09
Duration:100 min
Director:Gilbert Cates
Actors:Lindsay Wagner, Peter Coyote, Taliesin Jaffe, Herta Ware, Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Production:King Phoenix Entertainment, Shoot the Moon Enterprises, CBS

Overview:

A social worker starts working with a shy, withdrawn 6 year old whom she believes is the victim of sexual abuse.

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