This is one of the saddest movies ever with a somewhat happy ending. My husband and I were outraged that the system could have treated this family so badly. Like another viewer stated - we wanted to jump into the movie to help this family when the system wouldn't (I have a similar story to tell with my family back in 1919 and I now understand why the children were put up for adoption). We both cried as he tries to get back his children. The end of the movie provides hope that they will have a happy life in the future. Mark Harmon was wonderful; as were the actors who portrayed the children. FYI: I recently purchased this on VHS from Amazon. I am trying to locate Cathy Armstrong Inscore to see if she ever published her book. I am unable to find any information.
Review of After the Promise
