
A Chance in the World
Drama · Family
Overview
A Chance in the World is the unbelievable real life story of Steve, a wounded and broken boy destined to become a man of resilience and vision. From the day he is five-years-old and dropped off at his foster home of the next eleven years, Steve is mentally and physically tortured by Betty (his foster mother), Willie (her husband) and his foster siblings. Desperate for a sense of family and belonging, Steve searches for his biological parents, but no one in the system can help him. No one can tell him why, with obvious African-American features, he has the last name of Klakowicz.
Top Cast


Terrell Ransom Jr.
Terrell Ransom Jr.
Steve
Terrell Ransom Jr.
Steve


Kelly Owens
Kelly Owens
Betty Robinson
Kelly Owens
Betty Robinson


Tom Sizemore
Tom Sizemore
John Sykes
Tom Sizemore
John Sykes


Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Willie Robinson
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Willie Robinson
Michele Marano
Michele Marano
Nancy
Michele Marano
Nancy


Nicholas Turturro
Nicholas Turturro
Mike Silvia
Nicholas Turturro
Mike Silvia


Fred Williamson
Fred Williamson
Charlie
Fred Williamson
Charlie


Cynda Williams
Cynda Williams
Ruby Dottin
Cynda Williams
Ruby Dottin


Jane Morris
Jane Morris
Mrs. Levin
Jane Morris
Mrs. Levin


Deanna Reed-Foster
Deanna Reed-Foster
Holly Holt
Deanna Reed-Foster
Holly Holt
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