THEY CALL US MONSTERS takes viewers inside the walls of the Compound, the facility where Los Angeles houses its most violent juvenile criminals. To their advocates, they’re kids. To the system, they’re adults. To their victims, they’re monsters.

In California, violent juveniles between 14-17 years old can be tried as adults. They are accused of heinous crimes—murders and attempted murders—that leave their victims’ families shattered. We go inside The Compound and meet three such offenders awaiting trial, who tell the stories of their lives through a movie script. Do they deserve a second chance? Do they have the capacity for change? What is society’s  responsibility to these kids? These are the questions legislators are grappling with across the country as they attempt to reform our juvenile justice system. They Call Us Monsters powerfully blurs the line between childhood and adulthood, humanity and evil.

Critic Quotes:

“Restrained, sensitive and quietly heartbreaking.”- The Playlist

“Powerful and eye-opening.” – The Hollywood Reporter

Runtime: 82 minutes

Rating: UR

Director: Ester Gould, Reijer Zwaan

Showtimes:

Friday, February 10: 11:00AM, 3:10, 7:30

Saturday, February 11: 8:00

Sunday, February 12: 6:00

Monday, February 13: 1:10, 5:45

Tuesday, February 14: 11:00AM, 10:10

Wednesday, February 15: 1:10, 8:00

Thursday, February 16: 11:00AM, 5:45

FILM TICKETS:

$11 General Admission / $8.50 Students & Seniors / $7.50 Members. Tickets available at box office or online:

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2921 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104.

(Off 805 Freeway on corner of 30th Street and El Cajon Blvd.)

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