The war on Christmas started in 1987, and nobody won.
The separation of church and state is examined when a Christmas Nativity scene, being displayed at a high school, sparks debate and protest from the student body.
Acting
Uta Hagen's Omi steals every scene with grandmotherly gravitas.
Production
Genuine 1987 high school that time forgot.
Director
Tom G. Robertson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the Reagan-era culture wars, this TV movie anticipated decades of actual legal battles over public religious displays.
Megan Follows was simultaneously starring in Anne of Green Gables—making this her 'serious teen activist' era.
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