Movie
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Overview
During a blizzard in 1964, Dr. David Henry delivers his son Paul with the help of nurse Caroline. But when Henry realizes his wife is also carrying a girl with Down syndrome, he hands the second child over to Caroline without his wife's knowledge. Henry's fateful decision yields grave consequences for his family over the next 20 years.
Details
- Release date
- 2008-04-12
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Jaffe/Braunstein Films, Lifetime
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Emily Watson as Caroline Gil
- Dermot Mulroney as Dr. David Henry
- Gretchen Mol as Nora Henry
- Krystal Hope Nausbaum as Phoebe
- Rob Stewart as Howard
- Hugh Thompson as Al
- Martha Irving as Supervisor
- Mary-Colin Chisholm as David's Mother
- Emma Colbert as Phoebe 6 years
- Tyler Stentiford as Paul 13 years
- Jamie Spilchuk as Paul 18-22 years
- Owen Pattison as Paul 6 years
Crew
- Mick Jackson - Director
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