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Foster Boy

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A lawyer finds himself at the center of a trial in which a for-profit foster care agency puts a known sex offender into the same foster home as his young client Jamal, which leads to catastrophic results.
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Kevin Bourne SHIFTER Jul 20, 2023
Foster Boy highlights an issue we seldomly see on the big screen in the foster care system. Centered around the relationship between a middle aged white man and a young Black man, it is a refreshing dynamic that we need to see a lot more of onscreen. Go to Full Review
Trent Neely Battle Royale With Cheese Mar 18, 2021
If you want to see a film with great performances that talks about important issues while incorporating them into a compelling drama, watch this film if given the chance. Go to Full Review
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Mar 12, 2021
3/5
Even if the storytelling is oddly timid and obvious, and occasionally implausible, what emerges still manages to carry an enormous emotional punch. And it shines a light on an endemic problem. Go to Full Review
Sandie Angulo Chen Common Sense Media Oct 7, 2020
3/5
Sentimental courtroom drama about foster-care corruption. Go to Full Review
Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue Sep 26, 2020
While its true-life cause is commendable, this heavy-handed legal thriller is too far-fetched to have the desired emotional impact. Go to Full Review
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Youssef Delara

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Matthew Modine

Michael Trainer

Michael Hyatt

Shaina Randolph

Michael Beach

Bill Randolph

Lex Scott Davis

Keisha James

Anand Desai-Barochia

Sanjay

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Synopsis A lawyer finds himself at the center of a trial in which a for-profit foster care agency puts a known sex offender into the same foster home as his young client Jamal, which leads to catastrophic results.
Director
Youssef Delara
Producer
Jay Paul Deratany, Anne-Marie Mackay, Peter Samuelson, Andrew Sugerman
Screenwriter
Jay Paul Deratany
Production Co
Stay Relevant Productions, Foster Boy Movies, Pantheon Entertainment Corporation
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 25, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 24, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$19.0K
Runtime
1h 45m
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