Cruel Instruction

There's something very odd going on here. The 'Storyline' begins

> Tells the story of Kayla Adams ...

OK. But when we look at the list of 'Top cast' we see 18 actors - but there is no character called 'Kayla'. So, let's go to 'Full Cast & Crew'; what do we find there? A list of _24_ actors - but still no 'Kayla'. Finally, down at the bottom, in the 'Rest of cast listed alphabetically' we find Kelcey Mawema, portraying Kayla Adams.

Is Kelcey Mawema not the star of this picture? What in the world is going on with this billing?!?

HA HA -- now they hve fixed it!

But feel the lead girl(Adams)professional acting skills wasn't developed well enough,the way she acted & reacted was unusual.

Her parents bothered me.. Didn't really take much to see,that she wasn't a bad kid & struggled from issues not in her control.

Felt like the step-dad was finding any reason especially,to justify what he did or didn't do for her.. The mother needed a bigger spine seemed like many guys from the spouse,principal to the recruiter/counselor influenced her.

Sad places like this for struggling kids exist still,but frankly parents need to be more diligent on what is really best for their kids & not just on a strangers word.

Why does parent(s) just blindly send their kid to a strange location,hours to days away & accept it?.. Because the glossy brochure looked,great? I would think touring the program,credentials of those in charge & so forth would seem responsible.

Worth a watch,if you haven't viewed it.

While you can tell the budget was not as deserved (because honestly, this movie deserved so much), the writing, message and experiences are genuine and shed light on the 'troubled teen' industry in a way that hasn't been done in media before. An important watch, with lines that emphasise the true nature of these 'wilderness retreats', and focusing on a black, female, neurodivergent, queer lead, it is clear that this film honestly wants to make victims of this industry seen, and raise awareness for the harm it does to children, no matter what shape or form they come in. Everyone, victims, parents, general public could benefit from watching this and using it to educate themselves on the disgusting, exploitative practices of the 'troubled teen' industry.

I'm giving this a top rating because it's a must see for anyone with parents.

The main take away from this is to listening to your damned children.

But also keep in mind that this underplays the horrors that occur at these facilities. They manage to cover the basics, these place are callous and only care about their own financial gain.

But it does not depict the corporal punishment that occurs. Nor does it delve below the surface of the sexual predators these places attract. They make out that only the main lady running the place is the bad person and the rest are just being browbeaten into submission, this is a best case scenario.

Everyone and anyone that is involved in this industry should be imprisoned, including the school counselors who refer children to these facilities. Sometimes for kickbacks. This also helps includes judges.

Disgusting people up and down the chain that do not deserve the benefit of the doubt nor the luxury of freedom.

When I first heard about this movie I was not sure about it but then I decided to watch it and after half of watching it I realised It's a movie for everyone it's an intense movie which is not for children and definelty not for young teens. It's hard to watch a lot of cruel things that was happining in the movie and when you realise that the same thing happens to some tennager every year, after this I got better inspiration to do whatever it takes to help teenagers around me so they would get into a places like this. I recomend you to watch this movie if you think your life is hard. And this movie will help you realise how much you have in life, even then when you think you don'th ave anything. But please do not watch this movie if you are sensitive psyche person.