
This was based on a true story. About a man (Caan) who discovers that his ex-wife has disappeared along with their children. It seems that her new boyfriend works for some criminals. After being arrested, the government offers to let him enter the newly developed Witness Protection Program in exchange for testifying against his employers. His bosses instruct him to marry his girlfriend so that she can't testify against him, they promise that they will take care of her. When h... (Full plot summary below)
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This was based on a true story. About a man (Caan) who discovers that his ex-wife has disappeared along with their children. It seems that her new boyfriend works for some criminals. After being arrested, the government offers to let him enter the newly developed Witness Protection Program in exchange for testifying against his employers. His bosses instruct him to marry his girlfriend so that she can't testify against him, they promise that they will take care of her. When he learns that his cohorts have done nothing to aid his family while in jail, he accepts the government's offer. So, he and his wife and her children enter the program. Now her ex-husband goes to a lawyer because he wants to sue the government for keeping him away from his children.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis Schwartz.A heart-felt and inspiring melodrama thanks to the power of the haunting true incident." |
| Village VoiceDanny KingFor the most part, Caan sustains an appealing observational approach, and also evinces an exceptional range in his stylistic moves. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatHide in Plain Sight raises some important questions about the rights of individuals in the face of arbitrary institutional policies. |
| User ReviewAllan CInteresting story, but, it had this "made-for-tv" kind of feel. |
| User ReviewMichael TInteresting story, but, it had this "made-for-tv" kind of feel. |