Outstanding film showcasing the interpersonal relationships of people working and involved in family court regarding children.
Everyone here from the judge to the defendant has his own personal story of woe; however, we do rise above a Peyton Place mentality.
As the judge, Viola Davis turns in a great performance in finding out about her unfaithful husband and thinking back to the brother she lost from a heroine overdose.
We see the shortcomings of the ACS agency with their delays, foul-ups and sometimes tragedy ensuing.
We see a brand new lawyer assigned to a case where a mother disciplining her child is thought to have abused the child. We see what this mother has to go through in court due to legal hang-ups and a system stretched to the limit.
Nothing is sugar-coated here including the ending.
Everyone here from the judge to the defendant has his own personal story of woe; however, we do rise above a Peyton Place mentality.
As the judge, Viola Davis turns in a great performance in finding out about her unfaithful husband and thinking back to the brother she lost from a heroine overdose.
We see the shortcomings of the ACS agency with their delays, foul-ups and sometimes tragedy ensuing.
We see a brand new lawyer assigned to a case where a mother disciplining her child is thought to have abused the child. We see what this mother has to go through in court due to legal hang-ups and a system stretched to the limit.
Nothing is sugar-coated here including the ending.