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20011h 42mREnglish

Manic

You can't escape yourself.

6.9
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Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution, where he encounters a group of equally troubled teens. This motley crew—abused, sexually confused, violent, and yet hanging on by their grit and anger—becomes Lyle's last lifeline as he fights to find meaning in a world that seems to defy understanding.

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DirectorJordan Melamed

Keywords

depressionchild abusegroup therapymental institutionjuvenile delinquentmental illnesstroubled teenteen angerself-harmteenage protagonistdepressingcomfortingviolent

Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Lyle

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Lyle

Don Cheadle as Dr. David Monroe

Don Cheadle

Dr. David Monroe

Zooey Deschanel as Tracy

Zooey Deschanel

Tracy

Michael Bacall as Chad

Michael Bacall

Chad

Elden Henson as Michael

Elden Henson

Michael

Cody Lightning as Kenny

Cody Lightning

Kenny

Sara Rivas as Sara

Sara Rivas

Sara

William Richert as Diego

William Richert

Diego

Blayne Weaver as Charlie

Blayne Weaver

Charlie

Maggie Baird as Rebecca

Maggie Baird

Rebecca