Born to Be Sold

Born to Be Sold

1981 · 96 min · ★ 4.6 · Crime, Thriller, TV Movie

A social worker tries to break up a ring of crooks who buy newborn babies from teenaged mothers and sell them to couples who can't obtain them through legal adoption channels.

Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff · Written by Leo Pipkin

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