Over the G.W.
Directed by
Nick Gaglia
A Disturbing Drama About Drug Afflicted Kids
And Why They Should Fear Going To Rehab!
“The Rehab Drama is Here To Stay!” -NY Times
“Not To Be Missed!” -Chicago Sun-Times
“Shocking! The film accrues a learned sense of what it feels like to have the very fibers of one’s soul placed under a magnifying glass.” -Slant Magazine
“Emotionally Potent!” -Variety
“An Assured First Feature by 25 year old writer/director Nick Gaglia” -New York Post
“A Must See Indy Film” -Huffington Post
Critically acclaimed for performances and frankness, Over The GW tells writer/director Nick Gaglia’s own harrowing tale of drug rehabilitation in the late 90’s. The story follows troubled siblings (George Gallagher, Kether Donohue) as they are removed from their Bronx home and committed to a New Jersey treatment center by their well-meaning parents. As an expected 30-day stay stretches to two years, the siblings are systematically brainwashed into a state of abject fear by cult-like staff members. Resembling jail-time more than rehabilitation, the film strikingly captures, remarkable in its restraint, the gradual erosion of free will, exposing physically and mentally abusive reprogramming masquerading as rehabilitation. Over the GW has won critical appraise through its nationwide limited theatrical run. |
