12 Dec 1985
My Life as a Dog
A boy, obsessed with comparing himself with those less fortunate, experiences a different life at the home of his aunt and uncle in 1959 Sweden.
Scattered Dreams
It is about a loving couple which trying to make a living in 1951 Florida. When they are arrested, for a crime they didn't commit. The pair are given long jail terms and ripped from their children, so they begin a stunning fight for justice that has them facing the ruthless sheriff responsible for their incarceration.
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Tyne Daly Kathryn Messenger
Gerald McRaney George Messenger
Sonny Shroyer Sheriff Ashford
Andrew Prine Sandstrom
Alicia Silverstone Phyllis Messenger
Macon McCalman Virgil
Ramsay Midwood Leroux
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