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"You can't escape yourself."
2001 • 1h 42m • ★ 6.9 (113 votes) Released
Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution, where he encounters a group of equally troubled teens. This motley crew—abused, sexually confused, violent, and yet hanging on by their grit and anger—becomes Lyle's last lifeline as he fights to find meaning in a world that seems to defy understanding.
Director
Jordan Melamed
Screenplay
Blayne Weaver
Screenplay
Jordan Melamed
Screenplay
Michael Bacall
Rating
6.9
Runtime
102 min
Production
Next Wave Films
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Keywords
depressionchild abusegroup therapymental institutionjuvenile delinquentmental illnesstroubled teenteen angerself-harmteenage protagonistdepressingcomfortingviolent
