Cruel Instruction

Cruel Instruction

85 mins | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie | March 12, 2022

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.

Cruel Instruction

85 mins | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie | March 12, 2022

Cruel Instruction
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Lighthouse Pictures, MarVista Entertainment, Happier Ever After Films
Original title Cruel Instruction
Directors Shahar Ben Halevi, Janice Liew, Paula Antil, Eddy Hardy, Stanley M. Brooks
Writers Adrienne Rush

Cast

Kelcey Mawema

as Kayla Adams

Morgan Taylor Campbell

as Amanda Scheff

Camryn Manheim

as Miss Connie

Cynthia Bailey

as Karen Adams

Jason Gray-Stanford

as Mr. Seckerling

Calder Stewart

as Bryce

Sydney Scotia

as Maggie

Genea Charpentier

as Lindsay

Nicole Muñoz

as Sofia

Megan Grant

as Hilary

Julia Benson

as Carly Scheff

Viv Leacock

as Ray Adams

Tiernan Hickson

as Dawn

Sidney Quesnelle

as Ashley

Lea Matina

as Juanita

Colleen Wheeler

as Irene

Xantha Radley

as Nurse Patty

Kwesi Ameyaw

as Principal

Calix Fraser

as Jason Scheff

Junnicia Lagoutin

as Allison

Tim Beckmann

as Mr. Davis

Justin Lacey

as Stephen

Daniel Chai

as Teacher

Maggie Ma

as Doctor

Zak Santiago

as Nurse Eli

Veenu Sandhu

as EMT

Anita Wittenberg

as Dr. Pratt

Tristan Ranger

as Boy 2

Justin Rimorin

as Boy 1