Tell Me My Name

Tell Me My Name

1977 · 79 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama, TV Movie

Based on the book by Mary Carter, "Tell Me My Name" is about a girl's visit to the woman who gave her up for adoption 19 years earlier. The adoption was a secret which now threatens to destroy the entire family.

Directed by Delbert Mann

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