"A man tries to raise the brilliant young daughter of his dead sister, but battles with the child's mother over custody."
So there are only a couple ways this statement makes sense.
The dead sister had a female partner so the daughter has 2 moms.
The dead sister adopted the daughter and now the biological mother wants custody.
Any other possibilities?
I was just about to post the same thing
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Should say "child's grandmother." Good call.
shareThis plot sounds a bit like the plot of Black or White which also starred Octavia Spencer. In that movie Kevin Costner is raising his granddaughter and after his wife dies he gets into a custody battle with his granddaughter's other grandma.
shareMeaning the man's Mom.
Mom has 2 kids, brother & sister.
Sister has a child. Sister dies. Brother tries to raise the child but has to battles HIS mother for custody. He's the uncle. The Grandmother, his mother, wants Custody.
It's a mistake. He battles with the young girl's grandmother.
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