Suitable for preteens and teens, BREAKING FREE is a mediocre, moralistic yarn that nevertheless provides a heartwarming alternative to the brain-dead material usually aimed at adolescents.
Teenaged Rick Chilton (Jeremy London) is arrested following an abortive convenience store robbery. At the Bancroft Boys Correctional Facility, Warden Mac Lawton (Nicolas Surovy) reluctantly hands Rick one last chance at salvation. At a nearby camp for blind kids, director Annie Sobel (Megan
Gallagher) needs an experienced stable hand. Rick takes the job while paying lip service to the regulations he is expected to uphold. Meanwhile, a neighboring wealthy rancher, Cal Morris (D...
Released:
1995
Rated:
PG
Length:
101 mins