An intimate portrait of a 9-year-old sociopath's growing fascination with death.
Director:
Craig William Macneill
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Cast
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| David Morse | ... | John Henley | |
| Jared Breeze | ... | Ted Henley | |
| Rainn Wilson | ... | William Colby | |
| Bill Sage | ... | Sheriff Deacon Whit | |
| Mike Vogel | ... | Dad | |
| Zuleikha Robinson | ... | Mom | |
| Aiden Lovekamp | ... | Ben | |
| David Valencia | ... | Marcus | |
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Luisa Brooke | ... | Alyson |
| Amalia Santa Maria | ... | Jennifer (as Amalia Santamaria) | |
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Manuela Guerra | ... | Sara |
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Hong Kyu Park | ... | Tommy |
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Victoria Escobar | ... | Lana |
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An intimate portrait of a 9-year-old sociopath's growing fascination with death.
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boy in underwear | 9 year old | murder | child with a knife | son murders father |Taglines:
Evil Always Begins Somewhere.Parents Guide:
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14 March 2015 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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The film takes place in the summer of 1989. See more »Goofs
The movie is set in 1989. When Ted and the other boy explore the sewer tunnel, Ted uses a multi-LED flashlight. LED flashlights were invented in 1998, and were not commercially available before 2001. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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To be honest, it seemed like an interesting idea that simply didn't work as a film. Although there's some great acting, the plot moves so slowly that it's like pulling teeth. I found myself getting very bored quite early on and things just never really picked up from there. The characters are interesting and well developed, but just don't seem to engage the audience, leaving you with little sympathy for them as events unfold. As always, I stuck with this movie to the end hoping that it would improve or that I'd be dazzled by some shocking twist in the plot towards the end, but to no avail. As a study into mental health disorders or the origins of psychotic or sociopathic behaviour it's probably excellent - as an entertaining movie to watch one evening at home, unfortunately it fails on many levels and leaves you wondering why you bothered to waste your time.