Seeking exposure for the abuse he suffered in foster care, a United States Army Ranger decides to take the Minnesota foster care system to court.

Behind the Colored Glass

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Curtis 0 pts

Michael, he takes his foster parents to court because what else is he going to do? This is based on a true story, I mean sure I can add "taking them hostage" but it would be misleading. After I left the military there was only that one option, sure I wanted to hunt them down but that isn?t legal :) I actually had to force myself not to hunt them and my sisters abusers down (two completely different antagonists) but that wasn?t an option. So I am having a hard time building my logline with the write elements.

Michael Hunter 0 pts

There's obviously a jump I've missed somewhere (I've gone from the Army Ranger being a guy, to his sister suddenly being raped?).

In any case, my little bit of advice is the same - why does he take his foster parents to court? A ranger having seen the worst of the human race at war, strikes me as someone who would take more drastic measures to get retribution. Why doesn't he take them hostage? If the foster parents are setup as the true evil of the film, I think it would be pretty reasonable he'd do something to those lengths.

Whether he pulled the trigger or not, is entirely up to you :)

Curtis 0 pts

Aha, I?m obviously new to the site, I didn?t know that you could tweek it...hmmm thanks for the heads up.Seriously dpg, great feedback!!