Andy a jeho matka jsou po hrůzném zážitku s panenkou Chucky v psychiatrické léčebně. O několik dní později je Andy umístěn k rodině Simpsonovým. Vše se zdá být v pořádku. Andy začíná konečně žít jako normální dítě. Ovšem Chucky chce dokončit to, co před několika lety začal. Najde si Andyho a znovu se pokusí se do Andyho převtělit. To se mu ale nepodaří a Andy se pokouší varovat svoji novou rodinu. Nikdo mu ale nevěří. Po nešťastné nehodě, při které umře pan Simpson, je Andy opět převezen do psychiatrické léčebny. Ovšem Chucky si ho zase najde a odvede ho do továrny, kde se Chucky vyrábí. Opět se chce prevtělit do Andyho, ale zjistí, že je už pozdě, a tak chce Andyho zabít, ale ten se nedá a s pomocí Kyle, která u Simpsonů také bydlí, ho dostane jednou provždy do pekla.
Jak dlouho lze udržet v tajnosti, že máte psa? Dlouho ne, což si sourozenci Andi (Emma Roberts) a Bruce (Jake T. Austin) moc dobře uvědomují. Problém je o to aktuálnější, že se tihle sirotci dostali do spárů pěstounů, kteří zvířata přímo nenávidí. Výchozí situace pro filmovou adaptaci slavné stejnojmenné knížky nemohla být vyhrocenější.
Gilly Hopkinsová (Sophie Nélisse) byla už v tolika dětských domovech. A když se jí už konečně ujala nějaká rodina, ve snaze uniknout byla schopna podniknout cokoliv. Pak přichází Maime Trotterová (Kathy Bates), láskyplná žena, která si dívku bere na starost. Ale to se Gilly nelíbí, a tak vymýšlí plán, jak se jí zbavit. Jenomže to se jí tak úplně nevyvede a ona zjišťuje, že by tak mohla zničit svou jedinou šanci, jak být součástí skutečné rodiny.
When her boyfriend is arrested for marijuana possession, Joleen Reedy and her 11-year-old daughter, Tara, take refuge with Joleen's aimless brother, James. Joleen soon runs off with a truck driver, and James is unable to meet his responsibilities. After Child Protective Services takes possession of Tara, James abducts her from a foster home, and the two travel from California to Utah, where his abusive father lives.
Angel is released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, she embarks on a journey with her 10 year-old sister that could destroy their future.
Julia always said that her upbringing as a biological child in a foster family was a happy time. But something is wrong. In The Foster Family, we follow director Julia's journey back in time, where she, together with her parents Ewa and Lennart and the foster child Patrik, recollect the shocking events that changed their lives over thirty years ago. The children are at the center of this strong, touching and warm documentary about a system where you can love, but not too much.
Čtrnáctiletý drogový dealer Johny žije v domově pro mládež. Když se dozví, že už nemůže o víkendech chodit domů, požádá jednoho ze svých zákazníků, slavného a úspěšného herce Antonyho, aby se stal jeho opatrovníkem.
Zapomeň na minulost, najdi svou budoucnost.
Hlavním hrdinou příběhu je čtrnáctiletý Juhani, který je pronásledován traumatickými zážitky z dětství. Po šesti letech stěhování mezi pěstounskými rodinami skončil v chlapeckém dětském domově na malém ostrově. Celé místo se řídí striktními pravidly nelítostného ředitele Olavi Harjuly. Jedinými obyvateli ostrova je osm chlapců, ředitel se ženou a dvěma dcerami a hospodyně Tyyne. Tato izolovaná komunita představuje svět sám pro sebe. Film Domov šedých motýlů staví diváka před mnoho zajímavých a tíživých otázek. Jak dlouho musí člověk platit za své chyby? Kdy může sám sobě odpustit a osvobodit se? A může vůbec?
Ruben and Gio have been recently adopted by Evelyn and Memo. The four of them try to create a home where the past, the bad and good stories, and the dreams in common for the future blend all together.
Heartless parents C.L. Doyle and his wife take two of their older children, Rosebud & Joseph T. Doyle, on a family vacation to Alaska, but dump their younger ones, Freddy & Margaret Jean, in a Los Angeles foster home. Infuriated by this, Rosebud talks Joseph T. into running away with her so that they can break their younger siblings out of the system, which sparks a manhunt, and an outburst of sympathy among kids everywhere.
A young boy accidentally kills his alcoholic mother and is sent to live in a foster home.
An aspiring dancer and her two wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.
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.
Filmmaker Heather Rae trains her lens on America's foster care system and the plight of children whose families can no longer provide proper support.
The power of fostering animals in need is undeniable. Hopalong Animal Rescue, based in Oakland, CA, demonstrates this every day. This short film chronicles Tina Quon and Gary Moore, a couple who have dedicated their life together to fostering dogs in need of forever homes. Their pit bull, Nulo, plays a pivotal role, teaching young puppies how to grow into well-behaved, loving adult dogs. Together, they have fostered over 60 dogs – and counting. This documentary shows the ways in which Tina, Gary, and Nulo – along with Hopalong's larger network of over 600 foster homes throughout the Bay Area – have touched so many lives in profound and deeply moving ways.
Three orphans from very different backgrounds find themselves living with the same foster couple while waiting to be adopted.
The film follows five years in the life of a young girl as she struggles against an onslaught of good intentions. From her first encounter with the social care system, through a range of foster placements, to a haunting climax, we are challenged to question how it is that so many well-intentioned people can do so much unintended damage. And how it is that the £4bn a year that people in the UK spend on children in care has failed to break the cycle of abuse, addiction and abandonment. Written by Tim Kemp
With one in eight American children suffering a confirmed case of neglect or abuse by age 18, there are currently more than 400,000 children in foster care in the U.S., a number that continues to grow each year. Drawing on unprecedented access, FOSTER explores the often-misunderstood world of foster care through compelling stories from the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, the largest county child welfare agency in the country.
"It’s not easy to find a foster family for you," an orphanage supervisor explains to nine-year-old Alicia. "After all, you are a very special girl." Alicia is crying. "I’m not special. I’m just a girl." This disturbing scene sets the tone for this film about Alicia, who was taken away from her teenage mother by the Child Welfare Bureau when she was 12 months old. She’s been living in an orphanage since the age of five, and they have never managed to find a foster family for her. In Alicia, we watch as she becomes a teenager, still craving safety and love. Over the course of three years, filmmaker Maasja Ooms follows her daily life up close. Alicia's yearning and powerlessness are palpable in these observations, which painfully reveal the effects of having no prospects.