Nobody's Children (1994 film)

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Nobody's Children
GenreDrama
Written by Petru Popescu
Iris Friedman
Directed by David Wheatley
Starring Ann-Margret
Dominique Sanda
Jay O. Sanders
Theme music composer Jean-Claude Petit
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers Tarak Ben Ammar
Ann Daniel
Peby Guisez
Henry Winkler
ProducersGeorges Dybman
Jeffrey White
Production location Romania
Cinematography Franco Di Giacomo
EditorJohn Grover
Running time95 minutes
Production companyFilmex Romania
Release
Original release1994 (1994)

Nobody's Children is a 1994 American TV film directed by David Wheatley. The film was written by Petru Popescu and Iris Friedman for USA Pictures. [1] The film concerns an American couple's battle through bureaucracy to adopt a Romanian child.

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  1. American Representations of Post-Communism 1317807111 Andaluna Borcila - 2014 "... for himself as a successful and subversive writer, Petru Popescu established himself over the years in the U.S. as a writer ... Network made-fortelevision movie Nobody's Children (1994, directed by David Wheatley and co-written by Popescu ..."