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Bless the Child

Bless the Child

Mankind's last hope just turned six.

20005.31h 47m

Overview

When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new husband, Eric Stark, abducts Cody. Despite the fact that Maggie has no legal rights to Cody, FBI agent John Travis takes up her cause when he realizes that Cody shares the same birth date as several other recently murdered children.

Directed by Chuck Russell
Written by Cathy Cash Spellman, Clifford Green, Ellen Green
Produced by Mace Neufeld
Box OfficeBudget: $40.0MRevenue: $40.4M

Top Cast

Kim Basinger

Kim Basinger

Maggie O'Connor

Jimmy Smits

Jimmy Smits

Agent John Travis

Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell

Eric Stark

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Reverend Grissom

Angela Bettis

Angela Bettis

Jenna

Holliston Coleman

Holliston Coleman

Cody

Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci

Cheri Post

Lumi Cavazos

Lumi Cavazos

Sister Rosa

Michael Gaston

Michael Gaston

Det. Frank Bugatti

Eugene Lipinski

Eugene Lipinski

Stuart

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipautismsatanismsubstitutedemon

About Bless the Child

Bless the Child is a drama, horror, thriller, crime film released in 2000 exploring themes of sibling relationship, autism, satanism, substitute, demon. Directed by Chuck Russell, it stars Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Rufus Sewell. When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new husband, Eric Stark, abducts Cody. Despite the fact that Maggie has no legal rights to Cody, FBI agent John Travis takes up her cause when he realizes that Cody shares the same birth date as several other recently murdered children.

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