In this town, murder became the neighborhood game.
In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of abuse and torture that involve her young sons, the neighborhood children, and one 12-year-old boy whose life will be changed forever.
- Harm to children
- Sexual violence
- Graphic violence
- Bleak ending
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Bleak, grave, unpretentious and classical in form.
- warmbleak
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Blythe AuffarthMeg Loughlin
- Daniel MancheDavid Moran
- Michael ZegenEddie
- Catherine Mary StewartMrs. Moran
- Grant ShowMr. Moran
- Graham Patrick MartinWillie Chandler Jr.
- William AthertonAdult David Moran
- Blanche BakerRuth Chandler
- Mark MargolisHomeless Man Hit By Car
- Benjamin Ross KaplanDonny Chandler
Crew
- Gregory WilsonDirector
- Daniel FarrandsScreenplay
- Philip NutmanScreenplay
- Jack KetchumNovel
- William M. MillerDirector of Photography
- Ryan ShoreOriginal Music Composer
- Michael FioreEditor
- William M. MillerProducer
- Andrew van den HoutenProducer
- Robert ToninoProducer
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