Made for Netflix, instant streaming on December 23rd in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story: In 1988, a former United States Air Force Sergent named Steve Cartisano had an idea.
Always good with kids, Steve believed he could help them.
He decided to start a company called Challenger Foundation.
The Challenger Foundation was a wilderness therapy camp for rebellious, troubled teens.
Steve believed in his idea as well as his staff who worked with him.
It would cost the parents of their troubled teen sixteen thousand dollars to enroll them in a boot camp-style therapy where the child was taken from their home and forced to go into the desert of Utah.
The program was 63 days of a forced 500-mile hike, with very little food and sleep, and commands to obey their therapy leader, no matter how harsh their environment seemed to them.
There was never any intention of punishing or hurting the kids but rather teaching them to lead more positive lives.
Some kids learned the valuable lessons the camp was meant to teach but others have very little happy experiences to speak about.
Things at the camp went on the same as usual until allegations of abuse began surfacing.
Stars Chris Smith, Lance "Horsehair" Jaggar, camp survivor Nadine, camp survivor Kinney, camp survivor Matthew, Matthew's mother Kari, Debbie Cartisano, Max Jackson, Sharon Fuqua, David Fuqua, Charles Brofman, camp survivor Adam, Adam's father Larry, camp survivor Ashley, Catie Cartisano, camp survivor Kurt, camp survivor Amber, MaryLou
Directed by Liza Williams
Not Rated
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY
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