Home from far

Duration: 25

Year Published: 1984

Creator: beacon

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: After the death of their young son, the Bregmans bring two foster children, a brother and sister, into their homes. Their daughter, Jennie is resentful of the boy, Mike, who now occupies the same room as the twin brother she lost and who happens to have the same name. After a near disaster in which Mike saves Jennie from a fire she accidentally started, the parents call the children together to discuss their problems. , Based on the novel by Jean Little, this is the story about a family's struggle to recover from the accidental death of a son (twin brother to Jennie). Two foster children move into the home, and Jennie's resentment increases. It takes a near-tragedy before new understandings are reached.

Complete Record: After the death of their young son, the Bregmans bring two foster children, a brother and sister, into their homes. Their daughter, Jennie is resentful of the boy, Mike, who now occupies the same room as the twin brother she lost and who happens to have the same name. After a near disaster in which Mike saves Jennie from a fire she accidentally started, the parents call the children together to discuss their problems. , Based on the novel by Jean Little, this is the story about a family's struggle to recover from the accidental death of a son (twin brother to Jennie). Two foster children move into the home, and Jennie's resentment increases. It takes a near-tragedy before new understandings are reached.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.