The Broken Cord

Duration: 100 min

Release date: 1992-02-03

IMDB

Fact-based story of an idealistic single dad who discovers that his beloved Native American adopted son is afflicted with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and complicates his life with the woman who becomes his wife.

Drama TV Movie

The Broken Cord

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as David Norwell

as Suzanne Lefever

Fredrick Leader-Charge

Fredrick Leader-Charge

Deborah Duchêne

Deborah Duchêne

as Allison Chapman

Raoul Max Trujillo

Raoul Max Trujillo

as Emil Bear Heart

as Harris McPhee

August Schellenberg

August Schellenberg

as Duane Buckanagee

Genevieve Appleton

Genevieve Appleton

Elizabeth Leigh-Milne

Elizabeth Leigh-Milne

as Sonya Simmonds

as Lead Teacher

as Dr. Margolin

Carole Galloway

Carole Galloway

as Dr. Erica Gregory

as Hispanic Mother

Jackie Richardson

Jackie Richardson

as Black Mother

as Younger White Woman

as Black Father

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C. Robert Holloway

C. Robert Holloway

Production Design

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Elba Sanchez-Short

Elba Sanchez-Short

Mychelle Deschamps

Mychelle Deschamps

Associate Producer

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