In the late-1980s Steve Cartisano ran a series of "therapy" camps for delinquent teens. The camps were largely survival exercises, pushing the kids to the extreme, the kids were (unwittingly) signed up by their parents (for a large fee) and were generally forcefully removed from their homes and transported to the camps.
I watched this by accident, thinking it was a drama rather than a documentary. I stuck with it though as it held some intrigue. The telling of the story was initially quite even as you could see both perspectives.
From a point though it is clear who is in wrong and from then it is a fairly linear, join-the-dots exercise. This, combined with a non-profound ending, making it overall an okay, but not great, documentary.
I watched this by accident, thinking it was a drama rather than a documentary. I stuck with it though as it held some intrigue. The telling of the story was initially quite even as you could see both perspectives.
From a point though it is clear who is in wrong and from then it is a fairly linear, join-the-dots exercise. This, combined with a non-profound ending, making it overall an okay, but not great, documentary.