Lantern Hill

Lantern Hill

G 1989 · 111 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, Family, TV Movie

Jane, a young Toronto girl, tries to reunite her estranged parents during the 1930’s, sick of her strict private school and abusive, nasty grandmother.

Directed by Kevin Sullivan · Written by Fiona McHugh

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