Manic (2001)

6.9 | Jan 27, 2001 (US) | Drama | 01:42

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depression child abuse group therapy mental institution juvenile delinquent mental illness troubled teen teen anger self-harm teenage protagonist depressing comforting violent

You can't escape yourself.

Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution, where he encounters a group of equally troubled teens. This motley crew—abused, sexually confused, violent, and yet hanging on by their grit and anger—becomes Lyle's last lifeline as he fights to find meaning in a world that seems to defy understanding.