The so-called “troubled teen industry” is facing a fresh round of scrutiny this summer with the July premiere of ., the new about the billion-dollar industry associated with the kidnapping, abuse and brainwashing of young Americans. spoke last week before Congress to advocate for the Americans without the means to stop the harsh practices she experienced herself.
The doc will premiere July 11 and the just-released trailer gives a preview of the harrowing tales the movie tells through those who are advocating for it to be shuttered for good. Rapper Bhad Bhabie is one of several survivors appearing in the new documentary from filmmaker Tara Malone who recall the abuse they experienced after being torn from their homes and taken to weeks of extreme behavioral therapy treatments that they say cross a line into too extreme. Tough love is the name of the game at these camps and facilities, which are often dubbed “youth residential treatment centers.
” But, as the subjects of Max’s documentary explain, the treatment has led to deaths, suicides, PTSD, and other lifelong mental and physical health issues. “When kids are in trouble, it’s an extreme situation for the parents, what these programs offer is an ‘extreme’ solution,” one of the film’s subjects says in the trailer. The brief clip is a series of interviews with survivors of the camps and advocates discussing the torture and humiliation they underwent in their teenage years after being sent by parents who fo.