Cruel Instruction
6.4
The story of 16-year-old Kayla Adams, whose mother, Karen is advised by the school’s counselor to send Kayla to get treatment at a youth residential treatment center after she gets expelled from school. Kayla arrives at the Utah facility on the same day as her roommate Amanda, a treatment program veteran who knows exactly what the girls were in for. Led by headmistress Miss Connie, the staff uses draconian methods including force-feeding medications, arbitrary punishments, solitary confinement, verbal and physical abuse to keep the students in line. After being pushed to their limits and stripped of their lifelines, including any ability to freely communicate with the outside world, the two young women must band together to survive and fight to expose the abuse before it’s too late.
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Cast
30 people
Kelcey Mawema
Kayla Adams
Known for
Superman & Lois
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Morgan Taylor Campbell
Amanda Scheff
Known for
The Imperfects
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Camryn Manheim
Miss Connie
Known for
Ghost Whisperer
Extant
Cynthia Bailey
Karen Adams
Also in
The Stepmother
Under His Influence
Jason Gray-Stanford
Mr. Seckerling
Known for
Monk
A Beautiful Mind
Calder Stewart
Bryce
Known for
Alien: Ore
Sydney Scotia
Maggie
Known for
Frank and Penelope
It's a Wonderful Knife
Genea Charpentier
Lindsay
Known for
The Man in the High Castle
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Nicole Muñoz
Sofia
Known for
Van Helsing
Pathfinder
Mackenzie Murdock
Trent
Also in
Bates Motel
The Magicians
Megan Grant
Hilary
Also in
Waterfront Nightmare
Julia Benson
Carly Scheff
Known for
Stargate Universe
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Stanley M. Brooks Director · Adrienne Rush Writer Matthew Rogers Composer
United States release March 12, 2022 · Produced in Canada, United States · Production Lighthouse Pictures, MarVista Entertainment
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Happier Ever After Films
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Lighthouse Pictures
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MarVista Entertainment
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Lifetime
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Canada · United States
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
Spain · March 12, 2022
Premiere
United States · March 12, 2022
TV · Lifetime
Canada
July 5, 2023 · Global
France
October 6, 2023 · TV · TF1
Slovakia
March 30, 2025 · Digital · VOYO
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