Family Rescue (1997) is a crime drama TV film that revolves around a girl whose child’s custody is given to the father, a man who raped her when she was a teenager. Also known as Country Justice, the film is written by Linda Taddeo and is based on a 1981 rape case in West Virginia.
Here’s how you can watch and stream Family Rescue (1997) via streaming services such as Amazon Prime Video.
Is Family Rescue (1997) available to watch via streaming?
Yes, Family Rescue (1997) is available to watch via streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Emma is a 15-year-old girl living in West Virginia with her grandfather, Clayton, a miner. She doesn’t know much about her mother, who abandoned her when she was a baby. Despite her grandfather’s reservations, she leaves to visit her mother in Tennessee at the trailer she lives in.
She runs into Ray, her mother’s partner, who charms her into going to dinner with him. He seizes the opportunity and rapes her in an abandoned trailer. Emma returns home, discovering she is pregnant. She decides to raise the baby on her own, but Ray sues for sole custody, which he receives easily. Clayton takes it upon himself to keep Ray from taking the baby away from his mother.
The movie stars George C. Scott, Rachael Leigh Cook, Don Diamont, Ally Sheedy, and others.
Watch Family Rescue (1997) streaming via Amazon Prime Video
Family Rescue (1997) is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.
The premium streaming service features a wide range of movies and shows from several genres and languages.
You can watch via Amazon Prime Video by following these steps:
- Go to Amazon Prime Video
- Select ‘Sign in’ and ‘Create your Amazon account’
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Family Rescue’s official synopsis is as follows:
“The court has given custody of Emma Hayes’ child to the baby’s father, a man who raped Emma when she was only fifteen years old. It’s up to the baby’s grandfather, Clayton Hayes to prevent the child from being handed over until Emma can convince the court to reverse the order.”
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