A Child's Cry for Help (1994) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1994, A Child's Cry for Help is a drame and téléfilm film directed by Sandor Stern, running about 110 minutes.

What it’s about. A recently widowed doctor moves with her daughter to start at a new hospital. While there a loving mother brings her son in for treatment. The doctor suspects that there is something wrong, and theorizes that the mother is deliberately making her son sick so that she could bring him to the hospital for the attention that it gives her. When the doctor decides to restrict the mother's access to her son and is reporting her to child services, the mother in turn decides to sue the doctor and the hospital. And some of the hospital board don't agree with her diagnosis or think that she's over-reacting. And even while the mother's not allowed access to her son, he is still sick, so is the doctor right or wrong?

Who’s in it. A Child's Cry for Help stars Veronica Hamel as Dr. Paula Spencer, Pam Dawber as Monica Shaw, Lisa Jakub as Amanda Spencer and Daniel Hugh Kelly as Donald Prescott, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, A Child's Cry for Help has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch A Child's Cry for Help page.

If you liked it. Fans of A Child's Cry for Help tend to enjoy Les Évadés, Le Parrain, La Liste de Schindler and Le Parrain, 2e partie.