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Abuse

Meet Thomas Carroll. He's fourteen, gay, and in danger of becoming a child abuse statistic.

4.3

1h 34m

1983

“Meet Thomas Carroll. He's fourteen, gay, and in danger of becoming a child abuse statistic.”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.

Drama

child abusebiographymale homosexualitylgbt

Cast & Crew

Richard Ryder

as Larry Porter

Raphael Sbarge

Raphael Sbarge

as Thomas Carroll

Steve James

Steve James

as Dr. Bennett

Kathy Gerber

as Kathy Logan

Jack Halton

as Prof. Rappaport

Mickey Clark

as Laura

Maurice Massaro

as Mr. Carroll

Susan Schneider

as Mrs. Carroll

Luba Mason

Luba Mason

as Sara

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