Abuse (1983)

★ 4.3 1h 34m IMDb
Drama
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Brutally abused by his parents, teenage Thomas finds comfort in associating with a film director who is making a documentary about physical child abuse. The two fall in love, and the elder is faced with the decision of either running away with Thomas or focusing on his career and thereby letting the boy possibly be beaten to death.

Abuse

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Cast

Raphael Sbarge
Raphael Sbarge as Thomas Carroll Age 62 · New York City, New York, USA ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Raphael Sbarge (born February 12, 1964) is an American actor and voice actor..
Steve James
Steve James as Dr. Bennett Died 1993 · New York City, New York Steve James (February 19, 1952 – December 18, 1993) was an American actor, stunt man and martial artist. He starred mostly in low-budget action films such as the American Ninja series, The Delta Force...
Luba Mason
Luba Mason as Sara Age 65 · New York City, New York, USA
David Schachter
David Schachter as Mark Age 64 · Levittown, New York David Schachter is a former actor, most known for his role in Buddies (1985), the first film to deal with AIDS..
Jean Garrett
Jean Garrett as Dean Kinkaid Died 1996 · Açores, Portugal José Antônio Gomes Nunes e Silva (1947–1996), better known as Jean Garrett, was a Portuguese-Brazilian actor, producer, screenwriter, filmmaker, and occasional actor. A native from the archipelago of...
David Wojnarowicz
David Wojnarowicz as Street Interviewee Died 1992 · Red Bank, New Jersey, USA David Wojnarowicz was an American painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the New York City art world..
Director Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.
Cast Richard Ryder, Raphael Sbarge, Steve James, Kathy Gerber, Jack Halton, Mickey Clark, Maurice Massaro, Susan Schneider, Luba Mason, Kathy Giotta

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