Born Into Exile

Born Into Exile is a 1997 television film directed by Eric Laneuville. It featured Seann William Scott in one of his early roles.

They soon find out that traveling without money is difficult. This is only more hardened by a lecherous trucker and coincidental change of routes. They end up having to break the law to survive, by starting to steal. Once in Southern California, they soon find out they have nowhere to go. They pass up an offer from the church, but soon discover they cant support on their family either. Chris is looked for because of his desertion and Donna is contacting the police to find her daughter, threatening to sue Chris for statutory rape. Realizing she is in love with him, Holly decides to ignore her mother and stick with Chris. However, this proves to be exhausting. She is even one night arrested for supposedly being a street prostitute and Chris eventually turns to male prostitution on the streets of Los Angeles to collect money for food.The story was written to confront people about the then huge amount of teenage runaways. It was initially to be an ABC Afterschool Special and received support from music bands, claiming it could have positive influence. The project was then shelved, until it was picked up a year later as a NBC madefortelevision film. ........

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