Being Charlie

Being Charlie

6.2IMDb Score
Released:2016-05-06
Genre:Drama, Romance
Duration:97 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Rob Reiner
Actors:Nick Robinson, Morgan Saylor, Devon Bostick, Susan Misner, Ricardo Chavira
Production:Castle Rock Entertainment, Jorva Entertainment Productions, Defiant Pictures

Overview:

Charlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he's given an intervention by his parents and forced to go to an adult rehab. There, he meets a beautiful but troubled girl, Eva, and is forced to battle with drugs, elusive love and divided parents.

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