The story of a relationship between a teacher and his troubled pupil. Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town. His face is disfigured from an automobile accident and fire ten years before in which a boy was incinerated and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. He is also suspected of being a pedophile. He is befriended by Chuck, igniting the town's suspicion and hostility. McLeod instills in his protégé a love of justice and freedom from prejudice which sustains Chuck beyond the end of the film.

Starring:

Edmund Genest, Ethan Phillips, Fay Masterson, Gaby Hoffmann, Geoffrey Lewis, George Martin, Jack De Mave, Jean De Baer, Margaret Whitton, Mel Gibson, Michael Currie, Michael DeLuise, Nick Stahl, Richard Masur, Robert Hitt, Ryal Haakenson, Sam Nelson, Stanja Lowe, Timothy Sawyer, Viva, William Meisle, Zach Grenier

Genre:

Drama