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Bookmark this pageThe Boy Who Cried Bitch (1990)
Director: Juan José Campanella
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From Time Out Film Guide
An unevenly pitched, resolutely sincere adaptation by scriptwriter Catherine May Levin of her novel about a delinquent 12-year-old boy whose guilt-ridden mother is forced by an emotional war of attrition to commit her potentially violent son to a series of unsuitable psychiatric institutions. Although Cross, as the delinquent boy, and Young as his long-suffering mother, lend a powerful conviction to their demanding roles, Campanella's aimlessly roaming camera and elliptical scene transitions are curiously at odds with the predominantly naturalistic tone.Author: NF
Cast & crew
Director: Juan José Campanella
Producer: Louis Tancredi
Cast: Harley Cross, Karen Young, Dennis Boutsikaris, Adrien Brody, Gene Canfield, Moira Kelly, Jesse Bradford full cast
Duration: 105 mins
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