Heaven Help Us (1985)
Popularity4.5/5
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Directors
Michael Dinner
Cast
Donald Sutherland, John Heard, Andrew McCarthy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kevin Dillon, Malcolm Danare
The story
In 1965, Boston teenager Michael Dunn and his young sister Boo have been sent to Brooklyn to live with their Irish-Catholic grandparents following the deaths of their parents. Dunn is enrolled at St. Basil's, a strict all-boys Catholic school.
Genres
Tragic Comedy Film, comedy film, drama film
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