The Recruits (2019)
• June 8th, 2019 • 1h 8min
Documentary
Overview
The Recruits follows a group of children as they go through a national, youth-oriented military program called The Young Marines. The children try their best not to crack under the enormous pressures put on them by the program and their parents.
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