Silent Cradle (1997)

Director:

Paul Ziller

Writers:

Pablo Dammicco (story), Emanuela Miani (story),

Stars:

Margot Kidder, Shaun Johnston, Lorraine Bracco

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Margot Kidder	...	Cindy Wilson
Shaun Johnston	...	Detective Thorpe
Lorraine Bracco	...	Helen Greg
Rick Ash	...	Caretaker
Nathan Machholz	...	Andy
Babs Chula	...	Cye Block (as Babz Chula)
Paul Coeur	...	Ronnie
Mark Anderako	...	Reporter #1
Jim Shepherd	...	Reporter #2
Randa Saad	...	Reporter #3
R.H. Thomson	...	David Greg
Jason Gedrick	...	Jay Mitchell
Esther Purves-Smith	...	Amber
Jim Finkbeiner	...	Bruce
Tony Spaans	...	Paramedic

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Berço Silencioso

Filming Locations:

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Illusions Entertainment Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min 105 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

far better than you'd anticipate

The plot outline of this film leads you to expect yet another Lifetime movie, complete with woman-mother in distress, bad male character responsible for her misfortune, a cute baby and redemption in the end. Well, the movie does indeed have all these elements, but fails the Lifetime test, as the acting is very good, the story well written, the film lean and tightly paced and the direction unusually good. The story lends itself to cliché and sentimentality, but the writer and director avoid these predictable tricks. The result is a movie with engaging characters and a mild twist or two that do not strain credulity. I found myself unexpectedly riveted to the plot and never bored. I've seen a number of the director's other films and this may be his best.