Born to Be Sold
- Crime
- Thriller
- TV Movie
November 2, 1981 (US)
•1h 36m
A social worker tries to break up a ring of crooks who buy newborn babies from teenaged mothers and sell them to couples who can't obtain them through legal adoption channels.
November 2, 1981 (US)
•1h 36m
A social worker tries to break up a ring of crooks who buy newborn babies from teenaged mothers and sell them to couples who can't obtain them through legal adoption channels.
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