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Apr 4, 1993 · It's about a boy, Gregory, who has been taken away from his parents, because they didn't took care of him. After a few foster homes, he end up at the Russ family. They are the parents he searched for all his life, and they want to adopt him!
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- Biography, Drama, Family
- Sandy Smolan
- 1993-04-04
A Place to Be Loved is a 1993 American television film with Richard Crenna and Rhea Perlman. It was released in the United Kingdom under the title Shattered Family. The film is based on the story of Gregory Kingsley, who was the first American child to legally sever ties with a parent at the age of twelve. [1]
- Biography Drama Family
Gregory Kingsley, a boy passed off onto social services by his natural mother and abused by his natural father, finds the foster family he is put into to be the type of family he needs and takes his natural mother to court to have her parental rights revoked so that he can be adopted by the Russes.
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The film follows Gregory Kingsley, a young boy from Florida who sues for the right to be adopted by his foster parents and sever ties with his biological parents.
Tom Guiry as Gregory KRichard Crenna as George RussLinda Kelsey as Liz RussRhea Perlman as Jerri BlairTodd Everett from Variety called "A Place to Be Loved" an "efficient, powerfully told tale", adding that Richard Crenna & Linda Kelsey carry the film's heaviest emphasis and described Tom Guiry's performance as "appealing."
Learn more about the full cast of A Place to Be Loved with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide
- Sandy Smolan
Gregory Kingsley, a boy passed off onto social services by his natural mother and abused by his natural father, finds the foster family he is put into to be the type of family he needs and takes his natural mother to court to have her parental rights revoked so that he can be adopted by the Russes.
Gregory Ralph Kingsley (born July 28, 1980) is the first American child, who, at the age of 12 years, legally severed ties with his mother.
