Abducted: The Carlina White Story (2012)

Director
Vondie Curtis-Hall

Main cast
Keke Palmer; Aunjanue Ellis; Sherri Shepherd; Roger R. Cross; Afton Williamson

Genres
Mystery, Drama

Description
A baby abducted at birth and raised by the woman who took her, eventually discovers she is a missing child, reconnects with her birth parents, and struggles with choosing between her two identities.


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