Hitting Rock Bottom

Synopsis

Based on a true story, and the best-selling novel of the same name, FORTY-TWO high school-aged STUDENTS -- rival gang members, druggies, and violent offenders -- are sent to a newly created military-style boot camp school as a final chance to turn their lives around. Taking his inspiration from the movie Freedom Writers, their teacher, a retired hard-nosed police sergeant, is given the task of not only formulating the new campus but fostering a relationship with his students. The Academy, working in partnership with the U.S. Army, stresses order, structure, and when necessary, discipline. After some initial push-back, the cadets soon begin to notice a change taking place, not only in themselves but in their outlook on life.