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An 8-year-old (Noah Fleiss) is convinced that he's really a
Strategically Altered Mutant (ergo S.A.M.), and afraid that he'll be sent off to fight a
secret war in Africa, he decides to flee to Canada and safety.
SEX/NUDITY 0 - None.
VIOLENCE/GORE 3 - A man is hit over the head with a pool-stick and starts to
strangle a boy with his hands while screaming threats. There are several scenes depicting
dangerous situations for kids to be in: in one scene, a boy runs under a moving train and
two boys (ages 7 and 12) take turns driving a stolen car. In one instance, a boy smashes
his head against the windshield and gets a bloody cut on his forehead. Kids also hitchhike
in several instances, and are basically runaways.
PROFANITY 3 - Mainly scatological language, and a boy is harassed as being
gay, in sexually derogatory terms. No F-words. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Divorce, stealing, homosexuality.
MESSAGE - Like it or not, you're stuck with the family you've got, so you
might as well make the best of it.
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