This gripping examination of the empty moral values and mindless violence of three bored preteens is depicted without judgment and without sensationalism. The leader is Marty, a hyperactive boy with a natural talent for violence and destruction. One day he is bored and decides to rob a local house beside the railroad tracks. He enlists the aid of two friends and they end up holding a woman and her wheel-chair bound husband hostage while they callously destroy their home.
Acting
Sprintz's terrifying naturalism as Marty.
Direction
Kozak's refusal to sensationalize horror.
Director
John Kozak
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a forgotten wave of 90s Canadian indie cinema exploring youth violence, overshadowed by American films like Kids but arguably more punishing.
The railroad tracks motif frames the boys' lives as literally going nowhere — every direction leads to the same desolation.
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