Cruel people
Sixteen-year-old teenager Finn Earl languishes infour-walled apartment on the Lower East Side. More than anything, he wants to escape from New York and go to South America to spend the summer vacation, studying the Indian tribe Ishkanani, better known under the name cruel people.
Finn's life is not as rosy as it might seem at first glance. His mother, a physiotherapist, suffers from drug addiction, and he never saw his anthropologist in his life. In an attempt to at least somehow change their lives for the better Mom Finn, Liz, accepts the offer of one of his former clients, the billionaire Ogden Osborn, spend the summer in his luxurious country house with his son.
In this world of influential people, Finn and Liz will have to face super-rich people - tribe, more cruel and enigmaticthan the Indians from the South American jungle. While Liz struggles with her addiction to drugs and tries to win back her love and trust, Finn falls in love with Osborn's granddaughter, Maya, makes friends with her older brother, Bruce, and wins Osborne's favor.
But Liz and Finn discover that for belongingto the chosen society have to pay dearly ... Knowing how Liz is dear to her son, a mysterious enemy tries to kill Finn. Liz realizes that he and his son were at the mercy of really cruel people. So begins them The painful struggle for the right to preserve self-esteem In a society more cruel than the savage tribe of South American Indians.
Information about the film
Name: Cruel people
Original name: Fierce People
Tagline: Becoming one of them, you will change forever
Year: 2005
A country: United States, Canada
Genre: drama, thriller
Producer: Griffin Dunne
Cast: Diane Lane, Anton Yelchin, Kristen Stewart, Chris Evans, Donald Sutherland and others
Scenario: Dirk Whittenborn
World premiere: 24 April 2005
Premiere in the Russian Federation: October 26, 2006
Duration: 135 minutes
Interesting Facts
The film "Cruel People" - a screen version of the same novel by Dirk Witterborn, written in 2002 and adapted for the film adaptation by the author himself.
Filming of some scenes of the film took place in the famous castle Hatley, located in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Trailer for the film "Cruel People"
