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Overview

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7.5/10   2,996 votes
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Director:

Jordan Melamed

Writers:

Michael Bacall (writer)
Blayne Weaver (writer)

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Release Date:

23 May 2003 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

i am human more

Plot:

Lyle Jensen is subject to sudden and violent outbursts, and he is committed to the juvenile wing of the Northwood Mental Institution... more | add synopsis

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Documentary style, cinema verité, terrific acting more (46 total)


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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing violent content, strong language and some drug use.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14A | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Camarillo, California, USA

Company:

Manic LLC more


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Trivia:

Shot with the Sony PD150 digital video camera. more

Quotes:

Chad: Sex is meaningful.
Dr. David Monroe: [disbelief] You've had sex?
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References Braveheart (1995) more

Soundtrack:

U.F.O.'s Over Leytonstone more


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Documentary style, cinema verité, terrific acting, 19 June 2001
7/10
Author: pebsdad from Seattle, WA

Troubled youth with anger and rage issues are filmed documentary-style in a youth lockup ward. The plot is simple...counseling sessions, fighting, making friends, playing basketball. The dynamics of the plot are not simple, though. The acting is uniformly superb and, if there hadn't been easily recognizable actors in the film (Joseph Gordon-Levitt from "3rd Rock from the Sun" and Don Cheadle), you might think it was a real documentary.

The film, however, was filmed in cinema-verité by a cameraperson with a bad case of the jitters. The result is a constantly unfocused and moving camera like you've never experienced before. I saw this screening at the Seattle Int. Film Festival and aprox. 25% of the audience walked out in the first 30 minutes. If you can handle this type of film-making, then this thoughtful film is worth checking out, especially for the very realistic performances.

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