The Child in Time
2018 · 1h 30m · Drama, TV Movie · United Kingdom · Rated 15 (GB)
A successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarket. In one horrifying moment that replays itself over the years that follow, Stephen realises his daughter is gone. Kate's absence sets Stephen and his wife on diverging paths as both struggle with an all-consuming grief.
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based on novel or bookbritish prime ministerdream sequenceestranged couplegrieving parentslost childmarital separationmarriage crisismissing daughtertime travel
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