''Bondage'' is a 2006

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

written and directed by

Eric Allen Bell Eric Allen Bell (born August 27, 1973) was a documentary film writer and director. His work includes '' The Bondage'' (2006). In 2012, he received significant media coverage for his views on Islam. He was involved in a dispute over the Islamic Cen ...

, his feature film debut. The film was selected to premiere at the 2006

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Film Festival.

Premise

''Bondage'' is the story of a youth from

Orange County, California Orange County is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Southern California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,186,989, making it the third-most-populous county in California, the sixth-most-populous in the United States, a ...

, who escapes an

abusive Abuse is the improper usage or treatment of a thing, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit. Abuse can come in many forms, such as: physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, assault, violation, rape, unjust practices, crimes, or other t ...

home environment but ends up in juvenile detention and a psychiatric center.

Cast

* Michael Angarano as Charlie * Illeana Douglas as Elaine Edwards *

Griffin Dunne Thomas Griffin Dunne (; born June 8, 1955) is an American actor, film producer, and film director. Dunne studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. He is known for portraying Jack Goodman in '' An Amer ...

as Dr. Simon * Sean Berdy as Young Trey * Eric Lange as Bob Edwards * Evan Ellingson as Mark Edwards *

Mae Whitman Mae Margaret Whitman (born June 9, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She began acting in commercials as a child, making her film debut at the age of six in the romantic drama '' When a Man Loves a Woman'' (1994). She achieved recognition as ...

as Angelica * Andy Dick as Stewart * Rocky Marquette as Richard *

Michael K. Williams Michael Kenneth Williams (November 22, 1966 – September 6, 2021) was an American actor. He rose to fame in 2002 through his critically acclaimed role as Omar Little on the HBO drama series ''The Wire''. He has been described as a "singular pre ...

as Willie *

Ezra Buzzington Ezra Buzzington is an American character actor in film and television. A figure in underground cinema, Buzzington is also the founder of the Seattle Fringe Festival and co-founder of the New York International Fringe Festival. Career With ove ...

as Fred *

Robert Zepeda The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

as Reyes * Jose Pablo Cantillo as Spider *

Kevin Derkash Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicized from , an ...

as Vincent *

Shant Marashlian Shant may refer to: *Shant TV Shant TV ( Armenian: Շանթ հեռուստատեսություն) is a private television broadcasting company in Armenia. Shant TV was founded by Arthur Yezekyan in Gyumri, the second largest city of Armenia, in ...

as Hamid *

Paul Peglar Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...

as Dennis *

Wes Robinson Wesley Michael Robinson (born 26 December 1980) is an Australian former first-class cricketer who played for Western Australia. Robinson made his first class debut for Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a st ...

as Mike Lozano *

Sam Upton Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictional c ...

as Max *

Shane Baumel Shane R. Baumel (born February 12, 1997) is an American former actor. He made his film debut playing Crispin in ''Daddy Day Care''. He also had a role in ''Wild Hogs'', starring Tim Allen, and appeared on TV a few times, in shows such as ''The Em ...

as Young Charlie

References

External links

Official MySpace site
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