Tough Love

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Tough Love

Season 28 Episode 3 | 83m 37s | CC

What makes a good parent? How do you prove you are responsible after you've been deemed unfit? Having lost custody of their children to Child Protective Services, two parents - one in New York City and one in Seattle - fight to win back the trust of the courts and reunite their families in Stephanie Wang-Breal's moving film.

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