Boot Camp (2008)

A group of at-risk teens are sent to a what they think is a rehabilitation program on Fiji, but it's really a prison-like camp where kids are abused and brainwashed.

Director:

Christian Duguay

Writers:

Agatha Dominik, John Cox

Stars:

Mila Kunis, Gregory Smith, Peter Stormare

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mila Kunis	...	Sophie
Gregory Smith	...	Ben (as Gregory Edward Smith)
Peter Stormare	...	Norman Hail
Regine Nehy	...	Trina
Alejandro Rae	...	Jack
Christopher Jacot	...	Danny
Tygh Runyan	...	Logan
Matthew Smalley	...	Nick
Colleen Rennison	...	Ellen
Barbara Gates Wilson	...	Rhonda
Christianne Hirt	...	Lucy
Lexie Huber	...	Marianne
Serge Houde	...	Karl
Cris Nannarone	...	Stan (as Christino Nannarone)
Joe Norman Shaw	...	Ben's Father

Storyline

When provocatively impish drug addict Sophie is forcibly shipped off by her passive mother and brutally domineering stepfather to dodgy, messianic and platitude-spouting Dr. Arthur Hail's completely isolated Fiji island boot camp for wayward teens (a.k.a. Camp Serenity), her perfectly respectable boyfriend Ben refuses to stand passively by. He fakes a drug problem to get himself enrolled in Dr. Hail's Advanced Serenity Achievement Program, where he plans to find and escape with Sophie. Meanwhile both teens witness and endure the physically harsh and psychologically brutal conditions fostered by the doctor and enforced by Logan, his militaristic and imposing chief of security - where all "enrollees" have "less rights than prisoners on death row."

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Plot Keywords:

kicked in the balls | island | boot camp | male rear nudity | sex | 

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Taglines:

Terror in Paradise

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 May 2008 (Kuwait)

Also Known As:

Straight Edge

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

CD Films,Edgey Productions,Nomadic Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Peter Stormare plays Dr. Arthur Hail, but closing credits list the character's name as Dr. Norman Hail. Nowhere in the film is he ever called Norman.

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Goofs

One of the slides in Dr. Hail's presentation at the seminar in L.A. says "Responsability". The correct spelling is "Responsibility".

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Quotes

Ben: I told her to take it easy on you but she was right. You're a prick.

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Soundtracks

New Noise
Written by David Sandström, Dennis Lyxzén, Kristofer Steen, and Jon Brännström
Performed by Refused
Courtesy of Burning Heart, a division of Epitaph

User Reviews

Different...

This film is actually not bad. I was entertained. The plot was very different from the usual ones. Good acting. The film makes you think about what kind of programs like "ASAP" exists today. During the film my mind kept thinking about how this kind of abuse is currently going on in the world. It's hard to believe that it's still going on. I would recommend this movie, but don't expect any hard action or fight scenes. It's pretty slow I felt, but yet at the same time you wanted to see what was going to happen next, but not in a suspenseful way. It was just an interesting and different kind of movie. All in all I give this movie a 6 out of 10 stars. Good acting.