Fourteen year old Thomas (Raphael Sbarge) is brutally abused by his parents but manages to find comfort in associating with a gay film director who is making a documentary on physical child abuse. As the relationship deepens, the two falling in love, the elder is forced to make a decision: runaway with Thomas or focus on his career and let the boy possibly be beaten to death. This somewhat B-ish film suffers from mediocre acting but is certainly original and daring. Sbarge, by the way, was roughly eighteen at the time of filming.

Warning (rated NR): graphic physical abuse of children; intense sexual themes; adult themes; profanity.

1982; 93 minutes; Black & White; Raphael Sbarge, Richard Ryder, Steve James, Kathy Gerber, Mickey Clark.