In the Custody of Strangers

Year: 1982

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: English

Director: Robert Greenwald

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After a minor offense and a drunken joyride, the teenage delinquent is placed in jail overnight by his parents hoping the experience will teach him a lesson. Instead, a series of unexpected events keep him incarcerated far longer than anyone anticipated, turning a brief punishment into a nightmarish ordeal.

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