Slovakia / Mar 30, 2025 / 15 / VOYO
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Genea Charpentier | Lindsay |
| Nicole Muñoz | Sofia |
| Mackenzie Murdock | Trent |
| Megan Grant | Hilary |
| Julia Benson | Carly Scheff |
| Viv Leacock | Ray Adams |
| Tiernan Hickson | Dawn |
| Sidney Quesnelle | Ashley |
| Lea Matina | Juanita |
| Colleen Wheeler | Irene |
| Xantha Radley | Nurse Patty |
| Kwesi Ameyaw | Principal |
| Calix Fraser | Jason Scheff |
| Junnicia Lagoutin | Allison |
| Tim Beckmann | Mr. Davis |
| Justin Lacey | Stephen |
| Daniel Chai | Teacher |
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| Maggie Ma | Doctor |
| Zak Santiago | Nurse Eli |
| Veenu Sandhu | EMT |
| Anita Wittenberg | Dr. Pratt |
| Tristan Ranger | Boy 2 |
| Justin Rimorin | Boy 1 |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Cruel Instruction |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Canada, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Happier Ever After Films, Lighthouse Pictures, MarVista Entertainment |
| Official site | mylifetime.com |
| Release date | 12 marzo 2022 |
| Executive producer | Jonathan Shore, Craig Baumgarten, Shawn Williamson, Stanley M. Brooks, Fernando Szew, Jamie Goehring, Trevor McWhinney |
| Production | Kevin Leslie, Gia Ghadimian, Brittany Hoagland |
| Writer | Adrienne Rush |
| Editing | Allan Lee, Lorne Wright |
| Cinematography | Amy Belling, Jay Kamal |
| Assistant directors | Eddy Hardy, Shahar Ben Halevi, Paula Antil, Stanley M. Brooks, Janice Liew |
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| Camera operators | Amy Belling, Jay Kamal |
| Additional photography | Amy Belling, Jay Kamal |
| Production design | Jessica Fish, Noemie Thirion, Julie Alexandra Lepage, Jaye Krebs, Dan Murray |
| Art direction | Noemie Thirion, Jessica Fish, Julie Alexandra Lepage, Jaye Krebs, Dan Murray |
| Set decoration | Jessica Fish, Noemie Thirion, Julie Alexandra Lepage, Jaye Krebs, Dan Murray |
| Stunts | Cameron Hilts, Justin Rimorin, Tally Rodin, Hugo Steele, Fraser Aitcheson |
| Music | Matthew Rogers, Andrea Velarde Mosquera, Matias Gibbs, Jeff Grout, Emma Lewicky, Valerie Biggin |
| Sound | Andrea Velarde Mosquera, Matias Gibbs, Jeff Grout, Emma Lewicky, Valerie Biggin, Matthew Rogers |
| Costume design | Shanna Mair, Brittany Horne, Evan Shotropa, Mary Renvall |
| Makeup | Shanna Mair, Brittany Horne, Evan Shotropa, Mary Renvall |
| Hairstyling | Brittany Horne, Mary Renvall, Shanna Mair, Evan Shotropa |
Release dates
Digital
TV
United States / Mar 12, 2022 / PG-13 / Lifetime
France / Oct 06, 2023 / TF1
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