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A Friend of the Family

The harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years in the 1970s by a charismatic, obsessed family "friend."

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N/A

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Genre

biography, crime, drama

Production

Dorcel

Awards

2 wins total

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- Oh, that, uh, husband
of yours around? - A Friend of the Family

- Oh, that, uh, husband of yours around?

♪ Whenever I'm with
him, something inside ♪ - A Friend of the Family

♪ Whenever I'm with him, something inside ♪

♪ Milky Way workshop ♪ - A Friend of the Family

♪ Milky Way workshop ♪

I'll bet you don't even notice - A Friend of the Family

I'll bet you don't even notice

The male companion - A Friend of the Family

The male companion

Boys, boys. - A Friend of the Family

♪ For kids in outer space ♪ - A Friend of the Family

♪ For kids in outer space ♪

- Well, I don't
know if you heard, - A Friend of the Family

- Well, I don't know if you heard,

You ought to make sure you
don't spend all your time - A Friend of the Family

You ought to make sure you don't spend all your time

- Hi there.
- God kveld. - A Friend of the Family

- Hi there. - God kveld.

"I try and take
pleasant thoughts of you - A Friend of the Family

"I try and take pleasant thoughts of you

♪ And grew,
I dreamed I was a pilot ♪ - A Friend of the Family

♪ And grew, I dreamed I was a pilot ♪

And I got a place of my
own here in Salt Lake City. - A Friend of the Family

And I got a place of my own here in Salt Lake City.

♪ Could it be a devil in me ♪ - A Friend of the Family

♪ Could it be a devil in me ♪

If there is... anything
that we ought to talk about, - A Friend of the Family

If there is... anything that we ought to talk about,

Well, because we didn't
get to have you over - A Friend of the Family

Well, because we didn't get to have you over

- You need to tell me
where Jan is right now. - A Friend of the Family

- You need to tell me where Jan is right now.

It's a little bit off the wall,
but that's just how we are. - A Friend of the Family

It's a little bit off the wall, but that's just ho...

- That's thoughtful, Brother B, - A Friend of the Family

- That's thoughtful, Brother B,

♪ Oh, ho, ho, it's magic ♪ - A Friend of the Family

♪ Oh, ho, ho, it's magic ♪

What can I do you for?
- What you can do - A Friend of the Family

What can I do you for? - What you can do

Like places
that you and B went - A Friend of the Family

Like places that you and B went

- B, wake up. B. - A Friend of the Family

- B, wake up. B.

You set an example of goodness. - A Friend of the Family

You set an example of goodness.

The moment I knew we'd
found the perfect place - A Friend of the Family

The moment I knew we'd found the perfect place

Oh, Dolly, you all right? - A Friend of the Family

Oh, Dolly, you all right?

- She said she met two girls, - A Friend of the Family

- She said she met two girls,

"I couldn't bear to
be with another man." - A Friend of the Family

"I couldn't bear to be with another man."

It sounded like you were crying. - A Friend of the Family

It sounded like you were crying.

And they've been doing heaven
knows what out on the road. - A Friend of the Family

And they've been doing heaven knows what out on the roa...

- I bet when you
were a little kid, - A Friend of the Family

- I bet when you were a little kid,

I don't know. - A Friend of the Family

You're at my house
and you're making threats. - A Friend of the Family

You're at my house and you're making threats.

You got everybody
worried sick." - A Friend of the Family

You got everybody worried sick."

'Cause without
you, I can't live. - A Friend of the Family

'Cause without you, I can't live.

- What good luck that you
folks moved in two blocks up. - A Friend of the Family

- What good luck that you folks moved in two blocks up.

She does not want to come back - A Friend of the Family

She does not want to come back

I mean, I tell Mary Ann, - A Friend of the Family

I mean, I tell Mary Ann,

You know?
- Now, you-- - A Friend of the Family

You know? - Now, you--

Love, your Dolly. - A Friend of the Family

Love, your Dolly.

That's all just-- - A Friend of the Family

That's all just--

- Oh, boy.
- And the schools are so good. - A Friend of the Family

- Oh, boy. - And the schools are so good.

- It is pure hell, Mary Ann,
not knowing where she is. - A Friend of the Family

- It is pure hell, Mary Ann, not knowing where she is.

Can I talk to you, Mr. B? - A Friend of the Family

Can I talk to you, Mr. B?

Oh, and just thinking
about all the awful things - A Friend of the Family

Oh, and just thinking about all the awful things

- There's this play
at the boys' school. - A Friend of the Family

- There's this play at the boys' school.

And the instrument cluster
on the car going crazy. - A Friend of the Family

And the instrument cluster on the car going crazy.

You know, I said to
her... Mary Ann, I said, - A Friend of the Family

You know, I said to her... Mary Ann, I said,

I wanted to audition, but
I was too shy to go alone. - A Friend of the Family

I wanted to audition, but I was too shy to go alone.

♪ It's magic, you know ♪ - A Friend of the Family

♪ It's magic, you know ♪

Hey, who do you love the most,
other than your mom and dad? - A Friend of the Family

Hey, who do you love the most, other than your mom and dad?

I've been debating
whether or not to, uh... - A Friend of the Family

I've been debating whether or not to, uh...

"Where Is Love?"
"Where Is Love?" - A Friend of the Family

"Where Is Love?" "Where Is Love?"

- Mrs. Broberg, - A Friend of the Family

- Mrs. Broberg,

In a circle, and
they're right overhead. - A Friend of the Family

In a circle, and they're right overhead.

♪ Leaning on my pillow
in the morning ♪ - A Friend of the Family

♪ Leaning on my pillow in the morning ♪

And that's when a
couple of them emerged. - A Friend of the Family

And that's when a couple of them emerged.

I knew he had issues
with depression. - A Friend of the Family

I knew he had issues with depression.

And they came, and they
pulled me out of the car. - A Friend of the Family

And they came, and they pulled me out of the car.

- Wasn't he also being treated - A Friend of the Family

- Wasn't he also being treated

Well, um, you can use
Jasper and Joel's room, - A Friend of the Family

Well, um, you can use Jasper and Joel's room,

You were aware that the
psychological illness - A Friend of the Family

You were aware that the psychological illness

Why did he ask
for her permission - A Friend of the Family

Why did he ask for her permission

- Uh, Jasper and Joel
and Jacob, Karen, Susan? - A Friend of the Family

- Uh, Jasper and Joel and Jacob, Karen, Susan?

They didn't look
strange or funny at all. - A Friend of the Family

They didn't look strange or funny at all.

- Ms. Broberg, are you familiar
with the book, "Lolita"? - A Friend of the Family

- Ms. Broberg, are you familiar with the book, "Lolita&...

I guess they can look
like regular people. - A Friend of the Family

I guess they can look like regular people.

Do you think he really just
did it so they could come back? - A Friend of the Family

Do you think he really just did it so they could come back?

Do you think you
could show me around? - A Friend of the Family

Do you think you could show me around?

I should've shown this
to you earlier, - A Friend of the Family

I should've shown this to you earlier,

So look, Bunny's wife
called while you were out. - A Friend of the Family

So look, Bunny's wife called while you were out.

- Bob, you know
you can count on me - A Friend of the Family

- Bob, you know you can count on me

Your Honor, he is showing
off for his client - A Friend of the Family

Your Honor, he is showing off for his client

Jan Broberg, - A Friend of the Family

One blessing is she doesn't
seem to know anything - A Friend of the Family

One blessing is she doesn't seem to know anything

Mrs. Broberg, can you
honestly tell this court - A Friend of the Family

Mrs. Broberg, can you honestly tell this court

He took his own life. - A Friend of the Family

He took his own life.

I tried to fight 'em off. - A Friend of the Family

I tried to fight 'em off.

So now it's our job
to help her just-- - A Friend of the Family

So now it's our job to help her just--

You know, truth be
told, I am on a diet, - A Friend of the Family

You know, truth be told, I am on a diet,

- I got the FBI
calling me again, - A Friend of the Family

- I got the FBI calling me again,

They were just too strong,
and then they overpowered me, - A Friend of the Family

They were just too strong, and then they overpowered me,

His... his wife was right
there when he did it. - A Friend of the Family

His... his wife was right there when he did it.

Next thing I know,
you're waking me up here. - A Friend of the Family

Next thing I know, you're waking me up here.

Berchtold is coming back
to Pocatello. - A Friend of the Family

Berchtold is coming back to Pocatello.

He'll probably make bail - A Friend of the Family

He'll probably make bail

I was just a girl. - A Friend of the Family

I was just a girl.

- I guess because he was
constantly feeding me - A Friend of the Family

- I guess because he was constantly feeding me

I look at you and
Mary Ann, and, uh... - A Friend of the Family

I look at you and Mary Ann, and, uh...

For when you turned
me and Jan in, - A Friend of the Family

For when you turned me and Jan in,

A Friend of the Family poster

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The harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years in the 1970s by a charismatic, obsessed family "friend."

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: N/A

Writer: Nick Antosca

Production: Dorcel

Genre: biography, crime, drama

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

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Released: 06 Oct 2022

Awards: 2 wins total

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