SYNOPSIS:  Tommy Jackson is a thirteen-year-old victim of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse who has been taken into custody by the Department of Social Services after his mother is arrested by the FBI for making pornographic videos of him and selling them on the internet.

Glen Erskine is the director and chief of staff of New Horizons, the group home and counseling center for abused boys where Tommy is placed. Glen is a gifted therapist with impeccable credentials who has an international reputation as one of the foremost scholars in the study of male adolescent sexuality.

At New Horizons, Tommy's young life finally seems to be coming together. But when the nature of the love he shares with one of his counselors is discovered and their relationship is destroyed, Tommy strikes back by accusing the man he believes responsible. With that accusation, the stage is set for a dark, disturbing, and yet poignant tale of love and sacrifice, commitment and betrayal, forgiveness and redemption--and a riveting inside look at the processes and agendas involved in the prosecution of a child sex abuse case.

EDITORIAL REVIEW:  Packed with extras including audio commentary by director Rocky Costanzo, interviews with the cast, and a look "behind the scenes." An independently produced and released feature shot entirely on video tape that hits you with direct raw emotion. A must own for collectors of coming of age films.

We once offered the "Collector's Edition" of this film, but that has been discontinued and replaced with this version.  There's some really cool special features (different from the original release) including:

° Returning to Innocence: a short featurette profiling and interviewing several of the actors 7 years since the original release.
° Behind the scene slideshow.
° RTI on the festival circuit.

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STARRING: Andrew Martin, Richard Meese, Steve De Forest, Cynthia Downey.
AVAILABILITY: In stock! Ships within one business day.
LENGTH: 98 minutes.
LANGUAGE: English.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 1.78:1 (16:9 Widescreen); 2.0 Stereo; 1 disc; Audio commentary; Cast and crew bios; Documentary; Chapter selection; Uncut.
VIEWER DISCRETION: Sexual innuendo, graphic descriptions of sexual abuse, coarse language, violence.
PICTURE QUALITY: Excellent picture quality.  (what's this mean?)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA (2001).
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DATE ADDED TO OUR LIBRARY:  January 8, 2006 (collector's edition) / November 21, 2008 (re-release).
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