Storyline

In mid-1970s Savannah, two bright but rebellious boys, Francis Doyle and Tim Sullivan, fight boredom, hormones and harsh teachers as they struggle to find something meaningful beyond the walls of their parish school. Francis, an exceptional artist whose imaginative forays into a fictional universe of good and evil fill his notebooks with comic-book imagery, creates a netherworld of superhero alter egos for the two boys. When the ultra-strict Sister Assumpta seizes their artwork one day, the boys embark upon an obsessed trail of revenge that ultimately changes their lives.

Plot Keywords

hanged woman, poem, praying, premarital sex, punched in the face, punishment, raised middle finger, reference to edgar allan poe, pearl, hit in the crotch, juvenile delinquency, kingdom, machete, making out, marijuana, motorcycle gang, newsstand, note, rivalry, robbery

Short Review

Although McFarlane's sequences are inventive, the rest of the film moves languidly.

Trailer

Streaming Service

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