Canvas (2006)

Directors

Joseph Greco

Cast

Marcia Gay Harden, Devon Gearhart, Joe Pantoliano, Julie Upton, Harriet Oser, Bill Erfurth, Marcus Johns, Sophia Bairley, Danny Kennedy, Christopher Campbell

The story

Eleven-year-old Chris Marino returns home after a brief stay with relatives, prompted by his mother Mary's worsening schizophrenia. At home, Mary's delusions and paranoia draw neighborhood scorn and repeated police visits. Her condition culminates in a violent episode in which she grabs a knife; Chris intervenes and is accidentally cut on the arm, after which officers Baker Act her and she is institutionalized.

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