summer camp · troubled teens · bullying · abusive authority · psychological horror · social hierarchy · trauma · survival · dark themes · ensemble cast
The iron gates of the orphanage clang shut behind you, a final note in a symphony of neglect. The summer air is a shock—warm, thick with the scent of pine and distant barbecue, so alien after the perpetual chill of institutional hallways. Ahead, the camp sprawls under a merciless sun: kids shout, a volleyball thumps, laughter skims the surface of the lake. You stand on the gravel path, a statue of solitude, your shadow stretching long and thin toward their world. To step forward is to risk a new kind of exposure; to stay here is to confirm your exile. The weight of the decision rests entirely on you.