Cruel Instruction (2022)

  • PG-13
  • 03/12/2022 (US)
  • TV Movie, Thriller, Drama
  • 1h 25m

Overview

The story of 16-year-old Kayla Adams, whose mother, Karen is advised by the school’s counselor to send Kayla to get treatment at a youth residential treatment center after she gets expelled from school. Kayla arrives at the Utah facility on the same day as her roommate Amanda, a treatment program veteran who knows exactly what the girls were in for. Led by headmistress Miss Connie, the staff uses draconian methods including force-feeding medications, arbitrary punishments, solitary confinement, verbal and physical abuse to keep the students in line. After being pushed to their limits and stripped of their lifelines, including any ability to freely communicate with the outside world, the two young women must band together to survive and fight to expose the abuse before it’s too late.

Stanley M. Brooks

Director

Adrienne Rush

Writer

Cast

Kelcey Mawema's headshot

Kelcey Mawema

Kayla Adams
Morgan Taylor Campbell's headshot

Morgan Taylor Campbell

Amanda Scheff
Camryn Manheim's headshot

Camryn Manheim

Miss Connie
Cynthia Bailey's headshot

Cynthia Bailey

Karen Adams
Jason Gray-Stanford's headshot

Jason Gray-Stanford

Mr. Seckerling
Calder Stewart's headshot

Calder Stewart

Bryce
Sydney Scotia's headshot

Sydney Scotia

Maggie
Genea Charpentier's headshot

Genea Charpentier

Lindsay

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