An Open Secret (2014)

An investigation into accusations of teenagers being sexually abused within the film industry.

Director:

Amy Berg

Writers:

Amy Berg, Lorien Haynes

Stars:

Evan Henzi, Michael Egan III, Mark Ryan

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Evan Henzi	...	Himself
Michael Egan III	...	Himself
Mark Ryan	...	Himself
Joey Coleman	...	Himself
Nick Stojanovich	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Todd Bridges	...	Himself (archive footage)
Marc Collins-Rector	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Connolly	...	Himself
Corey Feldman	...	Himself (archive footage)
Michael Harrah	...	Himself
Brian Peck	...	Himself (archive footage)
Brock Pierce	...	Himself (archive footage)
Chad Shackley	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bryan Singer	...	Himself (archive footage)
Barbara Walters	...	Herself (archive footage)

Storyline

AN OPEN SECRET looks at the lives of children betrayed and abandoned by a system that essentially funnels them towards sexual predators without any oversight or regard for their safety. It documents not only these young peoples' experiences, but also how some have emerged stronger for their speaking out. It beg the questions of why children working in entertainment aren't afforded the same protections they are afforded at school, and argues for more effective treatment and stronger penalties for child sex offenders.

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Plot Keywords:

film industry | children | drugs | alcohol | grooming | 

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Taglines:

The Secret Hollywood Doesn't Want You to Know.

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Genres:

Documentary | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG - 13 for disturbing thematic content involving child sexual abuse and its ramifications

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Un secreto a voces

Company Credits

Production Co:

Disarming Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Guete Sunntig Mitenand
Written by Artur Beul (as Arthur Beul)

User Reviews

If anything it was very educational

The documentary about child abuse in Hollywood. It was laid out mostly like a conversation featuring former child actors, their parents and a few professionals on the subject telling their stories about how kids are targeted by pedophiles in the business, some of which were never convicted and still work in the industry today

It's one of those subjects that should not be swept under the rug but exposed like a nerve for the world to see so things can be done about it.

The movie is a little bit one sided however, as it focuses on only little boys who'd gone through sexual abuse as actors, and it neglects children as a whole. The movie talks about how pedophiles don't gender discriminate between boy and girls than apologizes for only using male subjects.

But I noticed that the movie actually focus on one target, mainly a case that happen in the late 90s and everyone connected to that case including Bryan singer director of X-Men was pointed out ( I had previous knowledge of the case as a boy tried to sue singer some time ago for sexual misconduct)

So the documentary does get a conversation going which is great but as a documentary I did not find it well rounded enough I must admit.