Gome Ravid The synopsis does sound terrible, however if you are willing to challenge your behalves and conceptions you'll get to see a film which is, with no better words to put it, simply unbelievable. And yes, it does require some open mind to really appreciate it, but hi, doesn't all great art does? This film will open your heart in a way you couldn't anticipate, regardless of how strongly you feel about child abuse. Stevie himself was abused and raped over and over again, from one abusing family to another. There's a commentator here that claims she knows lots of people who had it worse, well, I don't know where she's coming from but this is one horrible childhood. But like a genuine work of art this film doesn't come to advocate a man who did a terrible crime, he just trying to follow the road that was broken from the first brick. One of the greatest cinematic works of our time that has yet to receive its recognition.

nikki_is_fierce How dare anyone make a movie humanizing a child raping monster? I just caught this for the first time on TV, and was completely disgusted. Where's the person who is going to tell the story of that innocent 8 year old child? Anyone who feels sorry for this man needs as much help as he does. He had chance after chance to turn his life around, and instead he stole, assaulted, and raped... Give me a break. And he even had a chance to speak on his own behalf at his sentencing, but instead he acted like he just couldn't even be bothered. I know he had bad things happen to him as a kid, but who hasn't? I know plenty of people with a childhood similar if not worse than his, and don't grow up to be self destructive pedophiles.

krism-6 I enjoyed this documentary.I enjoyed looking at people in a whole different world, they remind me of some of my trailer park relatives, the way they talk, dress, sit on the couch or porch and get liquored up, the lack of education, how lonely a lot of these people are, particularly if your bouncing foster homes as a kid.My favorite part was when Stevie was baptized, I wonder if it really got through to him, if anything can really get through to him.I'm sure he is getting what he deserves, and this for me was just a weird video, something so random off the shelf at blockbuster that you'd never think of watching and being fascinated by the random weirdness of the people.

Bettye Zoller My heart goes out to Stevie and this documentary is a testament to the power of the people who raise children to forever shape that child's life. Stevie's mother should have been punished, not him, for ruining his life. What a tragedy. I hope he survives prison and goes on to get joy from life. He deserves joy. This documentary filmmaker is so so good.I also love Hoop Dreams which is another one of my favorites from this filmmaker. And making a documentary is a very special type of skill. Please, if the filmmakers are reading this, do a sequel and let us find out what happens when Stevie is back in the world after prison. And what happened to his then-girlfriend? A fascinating saga well told.Thank you for making this film.