Strange Relations
2001 · 105 min · Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
A NYC psychiatrist is diagnosed with leukaemia - and when he finds out he was adopted, he travels to England in search of his birth mother and some answers.
Directed by Paul Seed · Written by Tim Kazurinsky
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Paul Reiser Jerry Lipman -
Julie Walters Sheila Fitzpatrick -
Olympia Dukakis Esther Lipman -
George Wendt Howard -
Lachele Carl Sharna -
Amber Sealey Ellen -
Catherine Porter Party Girl -
Todd Boyce Oncologist - A Amy Robbins Maureen
- N Nicola Barnfield Gwen
- M Mary Cunningham Mrs. Brailsford
- G Greg Fossard Antony
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