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.
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
Cast
Terrell Ransom Jr.
Kelly Owens
Tom Sizemore
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Michele Marano
Nicholas Turturro
Fred Williamson
Cynda Williams
Jane Morris
Deanna Reed-Foster
Jacque Miller
Greg Hollimon
Thea Camara
Nick Bastounes
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