The journey of a young African American girl who navigated over 30 foster homes and psychiatric facilities before age 18, and the one woman, Jeanne, who believed in her. After Jeanne’s unsuccessful attempt to adopt Regina due to a racially motivated ruling, their bond is forced apart.
Acting
Angela Fairley's Regina will destroy you.
Writing
Adapts memoir without sanitizing the rage.
Direction
Cooke refuses easy redemption arcs.
Director
Janice Cooke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Regina Louise appears as Adult Regina, playing her own future self.
The case exposed 'race-matching' policies that delayed thousands of Black adoptions nationwide. Regina's story became a catalyst for the Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994.
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