Children of Darkness

Overview

A significant number of American children and teenagers - from all social backgrounds - suffer from mental disorders, schizophrenia, autism and emotional problems, leading them to isolation from society while treating their issues in mental health facilities. But there's no end in sight for those young individuals when they face obstacles and mistreatment in inadequate places under the supervision of careless and inexperienced professionals. The documentary follows some of those public mental institutions and another private center dealing with troubled kids and reveals what's wrong with their procedures, and the irreparable harm they cause in those patients.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 4, 1983

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Thirteen

Cast

Peter Thomas,Richard Kotuk,John Brooks,Billy Calhoun,Mary Calhoun,Gerald Davidson,Alice Dunn,Kenneth Kaufman,Brian Mcanally,Jim Mcanallyand 2 more

Director

Ara Chekmayan,Richard Kotuk

Writer

Ara Chekmayan,Richard Kotuk

Producer

Ara Chekmayan,Richard Kotuk,David R. Loxton

Cinematography

Chuck Levey

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0085329