Sean Randall (Conner Jessup) is a troubled teen in remote Canada who lives with his dad (Michael Buie) - who has a lot of unsecured guns he uses for hunting. Sean is bullied at school and is urged to take out his anger by writing a story about it. His story includes a massacre at school and winds up in the hands of the authorities who assume it's a threat. And things only get worse when he's confined to a lockup for wayward youth.
The first part of the film was strong, because the character was very angry, unrepentant, and real. And then, unfortunately, the writer- director (Jason Buxton) decided to tack on a critique of Canadian youth detention facilities as part of the story. The critique was weak and only served to blunt the force of Sean's individual story.
Except for the criticism above, the film was well-written, well acted and looked great considering the shoe-string budget.
The film points out that we really need to examine the things that automatically raise our fears to see if they are real or just over- reactions to situations that don't nicely fit into our comfort zone. Let's hope it gets a US release.
The first part of the film was strong, because the character was very angry, unrepentant, and real. And then, unfortunately, the writer- director (Jason Buxton) decided to tack on a critique of Canadian youth detention facilities as part of the story. The critique was weak and only served to blunt the force of Sean's individual story.
Except for the criticism above, the film was well-written, well acted and looked great considering the shoe-string budget.
The film points out that we really need to examine the things that automatically raise our fears to see if they are real or just over- reactions to situations that don't nicely fit into our comfort zone. Let's hope it gets a US release.