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Bennett's Song

Bennett's Song

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Bennett's Song

"Love unites the colors of family."

2018

1h 48m

5.4(5 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Family

Romance

Overview

When two very unique and diverse families with 7 kids each collide, they find laughs, music, love, and a few answers about what it means to be a not-so-normal American family in the 21st century.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Tara Reid

Tara Reid

Stevie Hawkins-White

Dennis Haskins

Dennis Haskins

Sam Bennett

Calhoun Koenig

Calhoun Koenig

Pearl Song

Harley Wallen

Harley Wallen

Cole Bennett

Aphrodite Nikolovski

Susan Song

Victoria Mullen

Grandma Song

Morgan Nimmo

Janis Bennett

Arielle Olkhovsky

Beatrix Song

Joseph Ouellette

Frank Bennett

Dennis Marin

Dylan Bennett

Creative team

Directed by: Harley Wallen
Written by: Nancy Oeswein
Produced by: Harley Wallen

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