''A Place to Be Loved'' is a 1993 American

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with

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and

Rhea Perlman Rhea Jo Perlman (born March 31, 1948) is an American actress. She played head-waitress Carla Tortelli in the sitcom '' Cheers'' (1982–1993). Over the course of 11 seasons, Perlman was nominated for ten Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting ...

. It was released in the

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under the title ''Shattered Family''.

Plot summary

Gregory Kingsley is a boy who is

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by his father and placed with social services by his mother. The foster family he is put into proves to be the type of nurturing environment he needs. He ends up taking his mother to court, to have her parental rights revoked, in hopes of being adopted by his foster family. The story is based on a real life case of child abuse.

Cast

as George Russ *

Tom Guiry Thomas John Guiry (born October 12, 1981) is an American actor. He is best known for his lead performance as Scott Smalls in the cult coming-of-age film '' The Sandlot,'' which he held at the age of 12, and his role in NBC crime drama ''The Black ...

as Gregory Kingsley * David Lipper as Robert Russ

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