Baby for Sale

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Baby for Sale
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Baby for sale
GenreTrue life events
Based onA true story
Written byJohn Wierick
Directed byPeter Svatek
Starring Dana Delany
Music by James Gelfand
Country of originUnited States/Canada
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerIrene Litinsky
CinematographyPierre Jodoin
EditorJean Beaudoin
Running time89 minutes
Production companiesAPVQ
Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit
Directors Guild of Canada
Lions Gate Television
Muse Entertainment Enterprises
Québec Production Services Tax Credit
Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles
Thinkfactory Media
Christal Films
Release
Original networkLifetime
Original release
  • 12 July 2004 (2004-07-12)

Baby for Sale is a 2004 television film that was premiered on the Lifetime Network on 12 July 2004. It stars Dana Delany and was directed by Peter Svatek. The filming took place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The story is based on true life events

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Reception

Andy Webb from "The Movie Scene" gave the film three out of five stars and wrote: "What this all boils down to is that "Baby for Sale" typically has an interesting true story but just as typically for a Lifetime movie comes up short on realism and subtlety making it very much a movie for a certain type of audience who don't require gritty realism to be entertained." [1] Robert Pardi from TV Guide gave it two out of four stars. [2]


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References

  1. Webb, Andy. "Baby for Sale (2004)". The Movie Scene. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. Pardi, Robert. "Baby for Sale". TV Guide. Retrieved 1 June 2017.