The Lost Child (2000)

  • PG
  • 11/19/2000 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 34m

Overview

Knowing the past changes the future. Seeking a connection to her heritage, Rebecca Hoffman sets out on a journey of discovery following the deaths of her adoptive parents. She finds that connection with her birth family in the Navajo community. But cultures clash when her husband is rejected as an outsider. Rebecca and her family experience rebirth in a rich culture and renewal as a family in this dramatic film based on the autobiography Looking for Lost Bird by Yvette Melanson (with Claire Safran).

Karen Arthur

Director

Claire Safran

Novel

Yvette Melanson

Novel

Cast

Mercedes Ruehl's headshot

Mercedes Ruehl

Rebecca
Christine Rose's headshot

Christine Rose

Elaine
Jamey Sheridan's headshot

Jamey Sheridan

Jack
Irene Bedard's headshot

Irene Bedard

Grace
Dinah Manoff's headshot

Dinah Manoff

Helen
Tantoo Cardinal's headshot

Tantoo Cardinal

Aunt Mary
Julia McIlvaine's headshot

Julia McIlvaine

Caroline
Ned Romero's headshot

Ned Romero

Yazzi Monroe

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