Self Medicated 2005

Title: Self Medicated
EXTERNAL URL: IMDB | TMDB | ROTTEN
Languages: English
Genres: Drama,
Runtime: 1:47:00 Hour
Cast: Monty Lapica, Diane Venora, Kristina Anapau
Directors: Monty Lapica
MPA Rating: R
Rating: 5.8 (13 Votes)
TomatoMeter: 37 %
Audiance Score: 52 %
Critics Consensus: Self-Medicated features some nice performances, but is too sentimental and unfocused to be a truly compelling film.
Year: 2005
Summary: Based on true events. On the edges of Las Vegas, 17-year-old Andrew's life is spiraling out of control. Unable to cope with the loss of his father, Andrew's descent into drugs and violence is gaining momentum, and the once promising young man is now headed for self-destruction. Andrew's mother, helpless to control her son and fighting an addiction of her own, refuses to watch idly as her only child destroys himself. As a last resort, she hires a private company to forcibly kidnap and confine him in a locked-down and corrupt psychiatric hospital. As Andrew is subjected to the secret physical and emotional abuses of the program something inside him is re-awakened. He must somehow get free to save what's left of his life, but to do that, he knows he must first face his own demons head-on.