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Custody of the Heart
“A modern tale: a custody battle turned upside down.”
5.4 / 10• 2000• 1h 31m•PG-13• English
DramaTV Movie
Storyline
Claire's number one priority is her family. When her husband Dennis loses his stockbroker job, the couple's traditional family roles switch. As Dennis takes on his new stay-at-home role, Claire's furniture design business takes off. Just as she's beginning to master the art of balancing her home and work life, Dennis serves her with divorce papers and charges her with being an unfit mother. Claire discovers that in a modern courtroom there are still traditional biases unsympathetic to the idea of a woman working three jobs, as a wife, an entrepreneur and a mother.
Cast & Crew
Lorraine Bracco
Claire Raphael
Lead
Martin Donovan
Dennis Raphael
Dennis Boutsikaris
Nick Brody
Sheila McCarthy
Alice
Nancy Palk
Rona
Michael Cera
John 'Johnny' Raphael
Charlotte Arnold
Clara Kate 'Kiki' Raphael
DM
David McIlwraith
Carter Petrie
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Hugh Jones's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Custody of the Heart is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
