Child abuse, crime and other social issues.

A Boy’s Life is a HBO documentary by Rory Kennedy about a boy who is by outside appearances a disturbed child.  When you get to know the boy and follow him to school, you find that once away from his grandmother, he is a normal child who is polite and well-behaved.  A picture a Munchausen syndrome by proxy starts to emerge as the film progresses and it becomes evident that the child needs to be removed from the care of his grandmother immediately.  It is a documentary that should be viewed by everyone who has children in their lives.