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Borrowed Hearts

Borrowed Hearts

19976.51h 31m

Overview

Single mom Kathleen Russell (Roma Downey) and her daughter Zoey pretend to be Kathleen's boss's "family" so he can close a major business deal with the mysterious Mexican financier Javier Del Campo.

Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Written by Pamela Wallace, Earl W. Wallace
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Top Cast

Roma Downey

Roma Downey

Kathleen Russell

Eric McCormack

Eric McCormack

Sam Field

Shawn Thompson

Shawn Thompson

Dave Hebert (as Shawn Alex Thompson)

Janet Bailey

Janet Bailey

Carly

Héctor Elizondo

Héctor Elizondo

Javier Del Campo

Barbara Gordon

Barbara Gordon

Bridget

Sarah Rosen Fruitman

Sarah Rosen Fruitman

Zoey Russell

K

Kevin Hicks

Jerry Russell

Themes & Keywords

christmas

About Borrowed Hearts

Borrowed Hearts is a drama, fantasy, romance, tv movie film released in 1997 exploring themes of christmas. Directed by Ted Kotcheff, it stars Roma Downey, Eric McCormack, Shawn Thompson. Single mom Kathleen Russell (Roma Downey) and her daughter Zoey pretend to be Kathleen's boss's "family" so he can close a major business deal with the mysterious Mexican financier Javier Del Campo.

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