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Promise

Movie·1986·TV Movie, Drama, Family·1h 50m·Directed by Glenn Jordan

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Bob returns home for his mother’s funeral knowing that he must fulfill a promise made 30 years earlier—to care for his younger brother DJ, who is schizophrenic. When Bob eventually takes over responsibility for his younger brother’s well-being, he embarks upon the most difficult challenge of his life.

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