Abuse

5.0
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 94 min
  • Premiere: 1983. April 15.

Brutally abused by his parents, teenage Thomas finds comfort in associating with a film director who is making a documentary about physical child abuse. The two fall in love, and the elder is faced with the decision of either running away with Thomas or focusing on his career and thereby letting the boy possibly be beaten to death.

Discover

Richard Ryder

Larry Porter

Raphael Sbarge

Thomas Carroll

Steve James

Dr. Bennett

Kathy Gerber

Kathy Logan

Jack Halton

Prof. Rappaport

Maurice Massaro

Mr. Carroll

Susan Schneider

Mrs. Carroll

Billy Lux

Aaron

Jean Garrett

Dean Kinkaid

Pamela Poitier

Samantha

Jeffrey Olmstead

Richard Blake

Carol Siskind

Telephone Operator

Ralph Penner

Gym teacher

Max Schmid

Studio engineer

Keith Michael

Detective

J.J. Davis

Woman In Restaurant

John Kartovsky

Man In Restaurant

David Wojnarowicz

Street Interviewee

Novella Nelson

Street Interviewee

Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.

Street Interviewee

Camera

Douglas Dickinson

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Gigi Williams

Makeup Artist

Directing

Editing

Production

Sound

Shawn Phillips

Original Music Composer

Writing

Camera

Douglas Dickinson

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Gigi Williams

Makeup Artist

Directing

Editing

Production

Sound

Shawn Phillips

Original Music Composer

Writing