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A Chance in the World

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A Chance in the World is the unbelievable real life story of Steve, a wounded and broken boy destined to become a man of resilience and vision. From the day he is five-years-old and dropped off at his foster home of the next eleven years, Steve is mentally and physically tortured by Betty (his foster mother), Willie (her husband) and his foster siblings. Desperate for a sense of family and belonging, Steve searches for his biological parents, but no one in the system can help him. No one can tell him why, with obvious African-American features, he has the last name of Klakowicz.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2017-01-01

Runtime: 106 mins

Director: Mark Vadik

Writer: Mark Vadik

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Family

Original title: A Chance in the World

Production Companies: Mighty Small Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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