Custody
Pulitzer Prize winner James Lapine writes and directs this courtroom drama about a mother’s struggle against the child-welfare system. Catalina Sandino Moreno (“Maria Full of Grace”) plays Sara Diaz, a mother fighting for custody of her children after a rather innocuous accident involving her young son prompts a child-welfare inquiry. Adding to the complexity of the situation, Judge Schulman (Academy Award®-winner Viola Davis) is under pressure to handle the case with the utmost caution, and Diaz’s defender, Ally Fisher (Hayden Panettiere), is a privileged and woefully unprepared recent graduate. The stories of these three women collide as the court determines whether or not Diaz is fit to care for her children.
Starring
Viola Davis, Hayden Panettiere, Catalina Sandino Moreno
Director
James Lapine