Abuse

IMDb link: 0083517
IMDb rating: 6.4 (192 votes)
Genres: Drama, Biography
Director: Arthur J. Bressan Jr.
Cast: Raphael Sbarge, Richard Ryder, Dennis Baines, Arthur J. Bressan Sr. and others

Release date: 1 Mar 1983
Release year: 1983
Runtime: 94 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: 14 year old boy, shirtless teen boy, man boy love, gay, man teenage boy kiss, reference to alfred hitchcock, held under water, child drinking beer, movie within a movie, reference to jesus christ

Plot:

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, thereby possibly letting Thomas be beaten to death.

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