Welcome Home, Jellybean

Welcome Home, Jellybean

NR 1984 · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Family, TV Movie

A CBS Schoolbreak Special about a 12-year-old mentally-challenged girl whose parents decide to remove her from the institution where she was raised, and try to give her a home life.

Directed by Robert Mandel · Written by Marlene Fanta Shyer

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