Cruel Instruction

After being expelled from school, sixteen-year-old Kayla Adams is sent by her mother to a residential treatment facility in Utah. There, she meets her roommate Amanda, who is already familiar with the program's operations. Under the leadership of the headmistress, Miss Connie, the staff employs harsh discipline, including physical and verbal abuse, solitary confinement, and forced medication. Cut off from the outside world, Kayla and Amanda must work together to survive the environment and reveal the systemic mistreatment taking place within the center.

This 2022 drama and thriller was directed by Stanley M. Brooks, marking his second directed feature after Perfect Sisters. The film features Kelcey Mawema in the lead role of Kayla, with Morgan Taylor Campbell as Amanda and Camryn Manheim as Miss Connie. The production involved a credited cast of 30 people and a crew of 41, with a screenplay written by Adrienne Rush and produced by Kevin Leslie. This television movie was a joint production between Canada and the United States, involving companies such as Lifetime and MarVista Entertainment. On TMDB, the film has a rating of 6.9/10 based on 26 votes.