SELF-MEDICATED

Year: 2005
USA: THINKFilm
Cast: Diane Venora, Michael Bowen, Greg Germann, Monty Lapica, Kristina Anapau, Matthew Carey, Shane Stuart, William Stanford Davis, Michael Mantell, Kelly Kruger, Karim Prince, Glenndon Chatman, Noah Segan, Marcus Toji
Director: Monty Lapica
Country: USA
USA: 107 mins
USA Rated: R for substance abuse, language and some sexual material
USA Release Date: 31 August 2007 (Limited Release)


Synopsis

17 year-old Andrew Eriksen (Monty Lapica) has given up on his life. Having lost his father, he finds life difficult enough and unable to cope turns to drugs to find solace which only make him violent.

His mum, Louise (Diane Venora) is fighting her own drug addiction problem. Seeing the losing battle her son is descending into, she arranges for a private company to abduct him and restrain him at a psychiatric hospital.

Riddled with corruption, the hospital mistreats Andrew but this re-awakens a resolve inside him to escape the abuses he is suffering and save himself and take control of his own life and destiny.