The movie What Makes a Family (Original title What Makes a Family) has in the main roles on Brooke Shields (Janine Nielssen), Cherry Jones (Sandy Cataldi), Whoopi Goldberg (Terry Harrison), Anne Meara (Evelyn Cataldi), Al Waxman (Frank Cataldi), Roberta Maxwell (Claire), Sean McCann (Judge Black), Philip Williams (Martin Crane), Jayne Eastwood (Judge Shales), Richard Fitzpatrick (Michael), Dawn Greenhalgh (Dr. Gage) The release date of the movie is 22.01.2001. This movie it is produced by Lifetime, Barwood Films, Columbia TriStar Television, Storyline Entertainment . Filmed in the following locations: Toronto, Ontario, Canada . Production countries: Canada, United States of America Movie Genre: Movies Drama
Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy dies. This tragedy is exploited by Sandy's parents to snatch the girl from Janine's care. But then, and despite having the laws against her, Janine decides to fight in order to regain custody of her daughter.