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Plot

Cultural conflicts threaten to derail the relationship between a determined youth counselor and her headstrong young charge in this drama from Girls Town director Jim McKay. Despite being labeled a delinquent by the child welfare system, African-American inner-city youth Angel (Jonan Everett) is in reality just a troubled teen attempting to survive in his harsh surroundings. When Angel is kicked out of his home on the heels of a heated argument with his father, Angel's pregnant, thirtysomething counselor, Nicole (Rachel Griffiths), warmly accepts the troubled boy into her home until the birth of her baby. As Angel begins to drift back into the self-defeating patterns that led to the rift with his father and Nicole ponders the effect that childbirth will have on her identity, the pair's already fragile relationship threatens to crumble amidst these weighty issues.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
86min.
DVD Release Date:
11/28/2006
Distributor(s):
HBO Films
Director(s):
Jim McKay
Starring:
Jonan Everett , Rachel Griffiths , Denis O'Hare , Wallace Little , Jon Norman Schneider
Themes:
Kids in Trouble,Inner City Blues,Unlikely Friendships,Mentors
Keywords:
counselor,father,relationship
Language:
English