The story of a relationship between a teacher and his troubled pupil. Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town. His face is disfigured from an automobile accident and fire ten years before in which a boy was incinerated and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. He is also suspected of being a pedophile. He is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicion and hostility to be ignited. McLeod inculcates in his protege a love of justice and freedom from prejudice which sustains him beyond the end of the film.
Elenco: Mel Gibson , Nick Stahl , Margaret Whitton , Fay Masterson , Gaby Hoffmann , Geoffrey Lewis , Richard Masur , Michael DeLuise , Ethan Phillips , Jean De Baer , Jack De Mave , Viva , Justin Kanew , Sean Kellman , Chris Lineburg , Kelly Wood , Jessica Taisey , David A. McLaughlin , George Martin , Timothy Sawyer , Lawrence Wescott Jr. , Michael Currie , Stanja Lowe , Zach Grenier , William Meisle , Robert Hitt , Mary Lamar Mahler , Robert DeDiemar Jr. .