The Lost & Found Family is a 2009 direct-to-video

Direct-to-video

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 Christian film

Christian film

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 starring Ellen Bry

Ellen Bry

Ellen Bry is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of nurse-turned-vigilante "Shirley Daniels" on the hospital drama St. Elsewhere...

 and Lucas Till

Lucas Till

Lucas Daniel Till is an American actor. He began acting in the early 2000s, and has since appeared in a number of films and television parts, including his roles on House, Hannah Montana: The Movie and X-Men: First Class...

. It was released on September 15, 2009 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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. The film was directed by Barnet Bain.

Plot

The story centers around a foster family made up of a group of misfits. Mrs. Hobbes (Ellen Bry) is all alone in the world when her husband dies, but through her faith and belief in the goodness of people, discovers she has the power to help those in need and find peace within herself. When she is left with nothing but a home her husband had bought in her name, she decides to sell the home so she can have a little money. But when she arrives in Jackson Georgia she finds it is far from what she had expected. The house is home to five foster children. She first meets Crystal, a sweet little girl whose mother was hooked to the drug Crystal and name her child after it. Then she meets Jasmine who doesn't talk because of her past experiences. Soon she meets justin and Teri, two teenagers with bad attitudes. Teri used to be hooked on drugs and Justin saved his fathers life only to watch him die from cancer a year later. Last she meets Max, a young boy whose mother doesn't love him. Through these children and God Esther begins to find courage to save the house. She soon discovers the house is historical and with the help of the children and the parents they save the home. Esther then find people to invest in allowing her to build more homes for foster children. At the end of the movie Jasmine speaks after years of being silent, "Thank you."

Cast

• Ellen Bry
  Ellen Bry
  Ellen Bry is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of nurse-turned-vigilante "Shirley Daniels" on the hospital drama St. Elsewhere...
  
   as Ester Hobbes
• Justin Carpenter as Travis
• Teri Carpenter as Monica
• Della Cole as Doctor
• Lucas Till
  Lucas Till
  Lucas Daniel Till is an American actor. He began acting in the early 2000s, and has since appeared in a number of films and television parts, including his roles on House, Hannah Montana: The Movie and X-Men: First Class...
  
   as Justin
• Erin Patterson as Jasmine
• Regan Lamb as Crystal
• Micheal May as Max
• Jeff Portell as Tony
• Bruce Taylor as Judge Washington
• Syvonne as Old Woman
• Jessica Luza as Teri
• Ken Colquit as Probation Officer
• Cynthia Evans as Stephanie
• Bob King as Mr. White
• Greg Thompson as Jon Garrett
• Stan Patterson as Cab Driver
• Dolan Wilson as Owner
• Tonya Stoneman as Deana

External links

• Official website
• The Lost & Found Family at ChristianCinema.com
  ChristianCinema.com
  ChristianCinema.com, Inc. is a Christian film production company founded in 1999, by brothers Bobby Downes and Kevin Downes. In addition, the website reviews both theatrical and DVD released movies , carries news articles about Christian film and media, and often interviews filmmakers...