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Sins of Our Youth

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Sins of Our Youth
Directed byGary Entin
Written byEdmund Entin
Produced byMichael Huffington
Frederick Levy
Anthony Bretti
StarringMitchel Musso
Lucas Till
Joel Courtney
Bridger Zadina
Ally Sheedy
Wesley Eure
CinematographyMatthew Irving
Edited byRobert Brakey
Music byLior Rosner
Distributed byHuffington Pictures
Release dates
  • July 31, 2014 (2014-07-31) (Woods Hole Film Festival)
  • December 2, 2016 (2016-12-02)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sins of Our Youth is a 2014 thriller/drama film directed by Gary Entin and starring Lucas Till, Joel Courtney, and Mitchel Musso. The film is a cautionary tale that highlights a new generation in the United States that is desensitized by an oversaturation of violence in the mainstream media and who have ready access to firearms.

Plot

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Four teenagers, Scott, David, Carlo, and Tyler, accidentally kill a younger boy while shooting off assault weapons recreationally, and make perilous decisions in the aftermath of the murder.

In a moment of desperation, paranoia, and fear that their lives are over, the four teenagers struggle to find a way out. They drunkenly construct a plan reminiscent of a video-game plot. Later, Scott shoots and kills Tyler at a school dance, but is shot and bleeds to death. Police surround the remaining two and Carlo commits suicide. The police think David is reaching for a gun and kill him, only for it to be revealed David was reaching for an inhaler.

Cast

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Reception

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The Los Angeles Times criticized the movie saying, "...the idea behind “Sins of Our Youth” appears to have originated in a night of substance abuse." They went on to say, the plot of the movie which was teen drinking and guns leads to death was not surprising.[2]

References

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  1. ^ McNary, Dave (8 August 2013). "Lucas Till, Joel Courtney, Ally Sheedy Join 'Sins of Our Youth'". Variety. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ^ Myers, Kimber (15 December 2016). "Review: 'Sins of Our Youth' lacks emotional heft to tackle gun violence". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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