Summaries

As a part of a special government reform program, inmate J.T. Blake has to take care of Johnny Reynolds who has cerebral palsy. In the meantime, another inmate wants to take care of J.T. Blake forever.

A prison decides that the best way to rehabilitate a particularly troublesome prisoner is to chain him to the wheelchair of a rebellious, bad-tempered young man with cerebral palsy. The government rationale behind this is three fold. First it will help a terribly understaffed nursing home. Second, being chained to a handicapped person may inspire caring in the prisoner and third, it could help to toughen up the patients...—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • prison
  • wheelchair
  • police brutality
  • poetry
  • cerebral palsy
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Apr 3, 1992
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin Canada
Language English
Filming locations Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Production companies Téléfilm Canada British Columbia Film R&R Motion Pictures

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 49m
Color Color
Sound mix Ultra Stereo
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