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Run for Your Life
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Run for Your Life

2014-10-04 · 85 min · ★ 5.8

Drama · Thriller · TV Movie

Journalist Meredith Redmond is a battered Canadian woman who flees Canada to escape her abusive husband, Robert. She settles in Seattle, but her now-remarried ex-husband eventually finds her. To protect her two children, she must choose between killing him herself, hiring someone to kill him, or disappearing with her children and assuming new identities. Based on a true story.

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Directors
Michael M. Scott
Production companies
Side Street Post, Running Road Productions, Front Street Productions, Anne Carlucci Productions, Lifetime
Countries
Canada, United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Amy SmartAmy SmartMeredith Redmond
Mark HumphreyMark HumphreyRobert Redmond
Lochlyn MunroLochlyn MunroNeal
Aislyn WatsonAislyn WatsonAmanda Redmond
Genea CharpentierGenea CharpentierIsabel Redmond
Patricia HarrasPatricia HarrasSylvia
Jason SchombingJason SchombingDetective Kendrich
Tom McBeathTom McBeathKevin Barker
Lisa DuruptLisa DuruptAnnabelle Redmond
Serge HoudeSerge HoudeTyler Stone
Sheri RaboldAunt Stephanie
Brendan TaylorBrendan TaylorUncle Tim
Judith MaxieJudith MaxieBetty
Lucas WolfLucas WolfPrison Guard
Iris PalulyIris PalulyPrincipal Swenson
Bronwen SmithBronwen SmithTammy
Todd DaulbyHitman
Ken Camroux-TaylorKen Camroux-TaylorJudge
Mig MacarioMig MacarioJury Foreperson
Michael PatricMichael PatricOliver

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