A impoverished 14-year-old tries to maintain his existence amid severe abuse at the hands of his mother, much more severe torture at the hands of his father, and a developing estrangement from his somewhat older brother. Petty food thefts escalate into more serious thefts until he steals a cash box from the diner where he works. Although Joe uses the money to repay some of his father's bills and to replace his mother's records that his father broke in a fit of rage, he receives little gratitude...
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A impoverished 14-year-old tries to maintain his existence amid severe abuse at the hands of his mother, much more severe torture at the hands of his father, and a developing estrangement from his somewhat older brother. Petty food thefts escalate into more serious thefts until he steals a cash box from the diner where he works. Although Joe uses the money to repay some of his father's bills and to replace his mother's records that his father broke in a fit of rage, he receives little gratitude...
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