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Director: Stephen Herek
Cast: Sophie Nélisse, Kathy Bates, Glenn Close, Bill Cobbs
Young and feisty Gilly Hopkins devises a scheme to escape from her new foster home and reunite with her birth mother.
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Directed by Stephen Herek, The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015) offers a heartwarming and humorous exploration of family, as the feisty young protagonist navigates the challenges of foster care and the search for her birth mother. With a stellar cast including Sophie Nélisse, Kathy Bates, and Glenn Close, this film blends comedy and drama to create a poignant and engaging coming-of-age story that will resonate with fans of character-driven narratives.
The Great Gilly Hopkins is a 2015 American comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Herek and written by David L. Paterson. It is based on Katherine Paterson's 1978 children's book of the same name. The film stars Sophie Nélisse, Kathy Bates, Julia Stiles, Bill Cobbs, Billy Magnussen, Octavia Spencer, and Glenn Close. The film was released on October 7, 2016, by Lionsgate Premiere.
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