Based on a horrifying true crime, and set to be one of the most topical films of the first quarter of 2018, the ”harrowing” (Projected Figures), CRUEL SUMMER is out now in U.S.A. on VOD from Wild Eye Releasing.
From filmmakers Phillip Escott and Craig Newman comes the powerful story of an autistic teen that is tormented by a group of local thugs after he ventures into the woods alone for a camping trip.
Synopsis:
Danny, an autistic teenager, is bullied and tormented by a group of thugs after he ventures into the woods alone for a camping trip. Their rage against him is based on lies spread by a local girl, who claims Danny committed a crime against her that he had nothing to do with.