Alice Lo, Cornelia Guest, Evan Ross

Leslie struggles with a hand to mouth existence on the streets of San Diego with only her childhood friend Donnie to look after her. Both of them are trying to cope with the trauma of having been abdu...( read more  read more... )cted and held captive by two men nine years earlier. As an eight-year-old girl, Leslie was abducted through trickery by an older man Alex, and his young accomplice Frank. Leslie was held captive in their house along with an eight-year-old boy named Donnie, who believed his mentally unstable mother sold him to Alex. The children create a bond with each other, managing to escape into a fantasy world they create in their bedroom. Years later Leslie and Donnie, now seventeen years old, are living as street-kids and struggling to cope with what they suffered through, having been affected by the experience differently. Donnie's feelings for Leslie are those of any teenager in love, however, Leslie's perception of love has been severely mutated through her relationship with Alex and her instinct is to run from Donnie. Can she not only survive this horrific experience, but be set free from its terrible shackles?

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R, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Damian Harris

Release Date: November 7, 2008

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DVD Release Date: March 24, 2009

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  • August 27, 2009
    Abducted by two pedophiles at the age of 8, Leslie is led into a life of prostitution, drug addiction and self destruction. If you have children, and even if you don't, this is a hard watch. Gardens of the Night is a good film about some very, very bad stuff.
  • October 30, 2009
    Truly an intense movie. At times it is difficult to watch, and yet it grabs & holds you. Makes you want to go grab & hug your kids & feel grateful they are not out on the streets alone & desolate.
  • October 15, 2009
    it has a great story.. vry touchy, sad but also fun.. you should watch it
  • September 6, 2009
    felt something, but was really waiting for more to happen
  • July 31, 2009
    This was an unbelievable movie! Very dark and really powerful but really well acted, filmed and dialogued.
  • July 8, 2009
    tom arnold is priceless in this movie. this movie is not for the faint of heart, but not as gritty as youd expect.
  • June 7, 2009
    This is a very touching movie. Parents will get chills in the first 5 minutes. This is a very realistic tale of the underground child abuse ring.
  • June 5, 2009
    This movie was pretty intense. I think the writers got it right on with the kindve sickness is spreading throughout the world and what thease kindve things can do to a mind. Id go deeper but ill leave it at that. Good movie.
  • May 16, 2009
    I probably would have gone with an "OK+" (3 Stars) if it had an ending with a resolution. I'm not fond of open ended movies.
    The acting was fairly decent, but it is a hard story to watch, and brings up lots of tough things to think about.
  • April 16, 2009
    I like how they show how this is usually a vicious cycle that occurs and that it usually doesn't just end.

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