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Juvenile Delinquents
Juvenile Delinquents: New World Order
USA 2020
produced by Neil Goss for Big Bull Productions
directed by Neil Goss
starring Phil Blevins, Corynn Treadwell, Cha-tah Ellem, Kaleal Cerafici, Silvia Dionicio, Moses Meads, Xavier Michael, John Living, Jay Amari, Marie Smalley, Isaiah Kareem Speight, Demitra Sealy, Amanda Greer, Sean Stolzen, Claire Hilton, Abdikadir Abshirow, James V. Rappa, Alfredo De Guzman, Joseph Anthony Davis, Andreas Pliatsikas
screenplay by Neil Goss, based on his novel, music by Adonis Tsilimparis, cinematography by Dominick Sivilli
review by Mike Haberfelner
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A septet of juvenile delinquents - Danny (Phil Blevins), Sarah (Corynn
Treadwell), Nick (Cha-tah Ellem), Marko (Kaleal Cerafici), Lin (Silvia
Dionicio), Ryker (Moses Meads) and Chris (Xavier Michael) - from all
walks of life but none with a major crime to their name, sneak out of
their halfway houses one night to do justice to Sarah, who has been
sexually abused by her foster dad Frank (Jay Amari). They just want to
scare him and beat him up a bit, but the thing gets out of hands pretty
quickly and Frank suddenly ends up dead. When Frank's wife Molly (Marie
Smalley) finds out though what he did to Sarah, whom she loved like a real
daughter, she promises to take the blame, claiming he has hit her and she
has killed him in self defense.
Upon their release, the kids meet again - without Chris, who's under
house arrest - to form their own gang, but not a gang in the traditional
sense but a band of avengers who help those wronged by the justice system
and punish those who escaped punishment. They soon have their first (paid)
assignment as well, they are to get a full confession out of Toby (John
Irving) regarding murdering his wife. But of course, Toby, who has pretty
much evaded arrest, won't confess to a bunch of youngsters just like that,
so means of torture have to be used - and that's when our motley crew of
heroes is tested, maybe beyond breaking point, because not all of the
group are really into physical violence, and to top it off, tensions mount
between the gang's level-headed leader Danny and young hothead Nick. And
who's to say the lot of them isn't just racing towards chaos head on ...
Sure, the approach to "justice" in this movie might
seem somewhat archaic and even in favour of torture, but quite besides the
fact that it portraits the perception of justice of a bunch of underage
and disenfranchised kids, it's also not what the film's really about, it's
much more about finding one's place in life and trying to do right even if
everybody else has already branded you a delinquent - and that's what the
film brings across really successfully, it makes the directionlessness of
its young protagonists really palpable, and also their being in limbo
between just being a kid and adulthood, thanks to a very sympathetic
script, paired with a suitably subtle directorial effort and some strong
performances to top it off. Worth a look for sure.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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