
City of Ghosts(2002)
A con man who is on the run from law enforcement in the U.S. travels to Cambodia to collect his share in an insurance scam but discovers more than he bargained for.


“Janie's been adopted by the perfect couple. With their help she can find a new life. If her real parents don't find her first.”
A young couple adopts a traumatized child, unaware that her parents are fugitives and murderers who will do anything to get her back.

Daryl Hannah
Leann Netherwood

Keith Carradine
John Netherwood

Moira Kelly
Dana Clifton

Vincent Spano
Russell Clifton
Julia Devin
Janie

Ray Reinhardt
Sam Bennett

Barbara Tarbuck
Jean Bennett

Ned Vaughn
Officer David Carrey
Kerrie Cullen
Female Police Officer

Bob Minor
Male Police Officer
The Tie That Binds is a thriller, crime film released in 1995. Directed by Wesley Strick, it stars Daryl Hannah, Keith Carradine, Moira Kelly. A young couple adopts a traumatized child, unaware that her parents are fugitives and murderers who will do anything to get her back.
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