UNITED STATES · 1993

This Boy's Life

Michael Caton-Jones
domestic abuse mother son relationship coming of age survival and escape deception and betrayal
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When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their lives. As the mother struggles to maintain hope in an impossible situation, the son has plans to escape.

Year1993
CountryUnited States
DirectorMichael Caton-Jones
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