You can't escape yourself.
In lieu of prison, Lyle, a violent adolescent, 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.
- Harm to children
- Suicide or self-harm
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Contemporary, grave, classical in form and earnest.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
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Cast
- Joseph Gordon-LevittLyle
- Don CheadleDr. David Monroe
- Zooey DeschanelTracy
- Michael BacallChad
- Elden HensonMichael
- Cody LightningKenny
- Sara RivasSara
- William RichertDiego
- Blayne WeaverCharlie
- Maggie BairdRebecca
Crew
- Jordan MelamedDirector
- Blayne WeaverScreenplay
- Jordan MelamedScreenplay
- Michael BacallScreenplay
- Nicholas HayDirector of Photography
- David WingoOriginal Music Composer
- Michael LinnenOriginal Music Composer
- Madeleine GavinEditor
- Gloria VelaEditor
- Kirk HassigProducer
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