East 3rd Street, between Avenues A and B (closer to A) * New York City * USA
showtimes (212) 591 0434
advance tickets: click by showtime or call (800) 595 4849 (service
charges do apply)
Tony (George Gallagher) and Sofia (Kether Donohue) are two troubled
teenage siblings from the Bronx. Out of options, their mother brings
them over the GW Bridge to a rehab in Jersey. What is meant to be a 30
day stay turns into a traumatic 2 1/2 years in which Tony and Sofia
experience abuse, brainwashing and false imprisonment. The director of
the program, Dr. Hiller (Albert Insinnia), leads Tony and Sofia to
believe this is the only institution that will keep them sober and if
they leave they will die. Instead, the siblings enter into a
psychological and physical struggle for their lives!
OVER THE GW is a poignant story based on writer/director Nick Gaglia's
experience in a cult-like rehab. The film exposes the ongoing threat of
corrupt rehabilitation centers that prey upon vulnerable teens and
their parents.
