When Andrew Came Home
Brief Synopsis
Andrew, a five-year-old boy, is kidnapped by his father when he is sent off for his weekend visitation visi
Cast & Crew
Artie Mandelberg
Bill Lake
Katie Lai
Jason Beghe
Stan Coles
Jake Goldsbie
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Synopsis
The return to his home of a child who had been kidnapped by his biological father five years earlier has psychological ramifications for his mother and her new family. Based on a true story.
Andrew, a five-year-old boy, is kidnapped by his father when he is sent off for his weekend visitation visit. His mother Gail and the authorities search for Andrew, but to no avail. Five years later, Gail has settled down to a new life with her new husband, Eddie, and their baby, but she has never given up looking for Andrew. One day, her ex-husband calls to tell her that Andrew will be waiting for her at a bus station. At the family reunion it soon becomes clear that Andrew, now a ten-year-old has been badly abused.
Andrew has been neglected to the point where he can barely communicate. A battery of psychological tests show that while Andrew is of average to high intelligence, he cannot read nor write and his social skills are nonexistent. Gail reluctantly agrees to follow the advice of a pyschologist and school administrator who tell her that she should put Andrew back in school so that he can be socialized again. Andrew's progress in school is very slow and his disruptive behavior begins to tear Gail's new family apart. After Andrew inadvertently starts a fire in the house, Eddie tells Gail he wants a trial separation. In fear of their safety, Eddie takes their baby and moves out. Fighting to regain the son she once knew, Gail takes Andrew out of school and takes his rehabilitation into her own hands and they begin the slow road to recovery.
Director
Artie Mandelberg
Cast
Bill Lake
Katie Lai
Jason Beghe
Stan Coles
Jake Goldsbie
Patricia Zentilli
Jeff Clarke
Joanne Reece
Hugo Hardinge
Patrick Chilvers
Oliver Hardinge
Carl Marotte
Kim Roberts
Jared Wall
Shannon Lawson
Shane Daly
Seth Adkins
Eve Crawford
Lynne Deragon
Park Overall
Evan Laszlo
Bruce Gray
Jean Daigle
Craig Eldridge
Rhona Shekter
Crew
Ryan D Adams
Jill Aslin
Rita Bertucci
Sean Bourdeau
Shelley Cook
Malcolm Cross
Doug Davey
Imre De Jonge
Fred Eldridge
Avra Fein
Jay Ferguson
Michael Filerman
Tina Gerussi
Vince Guitierrez
Christopher Haire
Theodore S Hann
Robert Irving
Wes Irwin
Sarah James
Robert Michael Lewis
Lance Luckey
Christine Maclean
Alistair Macrae
Patrick Magee
Michael J Maschio
Michael J Maschio
Marnie Mason
Tom Mather
Steve Mccroskey
Joseph E Miller
Richard Morrison
Marie Nardella
David Owen
Susan Rice
Pamela Roberts
Dug Rotstein
Evan Siegel
David Vaughan
Eardley Wilmot
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Aired in United States January 31, 2006
Aired in United States October 30, 2000
Began shooting May 30, 2000.
Completed shooting June 23, 2000.
Previous titles: "When Bryan Came Home" and "When Aaron Came Home."
