Summaries

The powerful story of a family's painful descent into the economic tragedy of homelessness.

A Pittsburgh apartment superintendent loses his job and home when the apartment building where he lives and works is suddenly destroyed by fire. Daniel and his family move in with his brother but that doesn't last for long because the two families doesn't get along with each other. The family moves from rundown hotels to homeless shelters as Daniel searches for work as a electrician while his wife takes waitress jobs to try to make ends meet.—anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • apartment
  • fire
  • apartment building
  • homeless shelter
  • loss of home
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Dec 2, 1989
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Production companies CBS Orion Television Joseph Feury Productions

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 40m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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