17 & Under


1h 44m 1997

Brief Synopsis

Proposition 432, a new crime law, sentences perpetrators "17 and under" to live with a family that has lost a member to violent crime. Juan Sanchez, a teenage gangbanger, is assigned to live with a "bereavement family," the Romeros, after they lose their only son to gang violence. Juan expects his s

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Coal Mine Canary Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 44m

Synopsis

Proposition 432, a new crime law, sentences perpetrators "17 and under" to live with a family that has lost a member to violent crime. Juan Sanchez, a teenage gangbanger, is assigned to live with a "bereavement family," the Romeros, after they lose their only son to gang violence. Juan expects his stay with th Romeros to be a cake walk, but soon finds that living among those left behind has overwhelming consequences.

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Coal Mine Canary Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 44m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States on Video/DVD March 5, 2002

Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 14-21, 1997.

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States on Video/DVD March 5, 2002