Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Release Date: 05/21/2002
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DTS
Run Time: 86 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Drug Content
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
A teenager finds himself reaching out to others as he tries to heal his emotional wounds in this drama.
Jonathan (
Cillian Murphy) is a young man who is having a difficult time coming to terms with the recent death of his father; after falling into a deep depression, he attempts to commit suicide by driving a car off an embankment.
Jonathan survives the accident and is sent to a mental institution for treatment. While in the hospital,
Jonathan becomes friendly with a disturbed youngster named
Toby (
Jonathan Jackson), and falls in love with
Rachel (
Tricia Vessey), another patient at the facility. Also featuring
Stephen Rea,
On the Edge was the third feature from Irish director
John Carney and the first to be backed by a major American studio.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide