Storyline

The story of a relationship between a teacher and his troubled pupil. Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town. His face is disfigured from an automobile accident and fire ten years before in which a boy was incinerated and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. He is also suspected of being a pedophile. He is befriended by Chuck, igniting the town's suspicion and hostility. McLeod instills in his protégé a love of justice and freedom from prejudice which sustains Chuck beyond the end of the film.

Plot Keywords

directorial debut, disfigured face, directed by star, coming of age, disfigurement, trust, injustice, friendship, flashback, mother son relationship, teacher student relationship, divorce, intergenerational friendship, sibling rivalry, teaching, brother sister relationship, shovel, mentor, dysfunctional family, child driving a car

Short Review

The Man Without a Face is such a noble, well-intentioned little film that one feels like an ogre picking on it. Alternately poky and melodramatic--and occasionally witty and insightful--the uneven screenplay too often strains credibility.

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