Melanie

Melanie

7.5IMDb Score
Released:1982-02-12
Duration:95 min
Country:Canada
Director:Rex Bromfield
Actors:Glynnis O'Connor, Paul Sorvino, Burton Cummings, Don Johnson, Donann Cavin
Production:20th Century Fox

Overview:

A backwoods, illiterate young woman from Arkansas battles to regain custody of her son from her estranged husband who feels she is an unfit mother. In the process, she falls in love with a struggling musician who helps her cause.

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