Recommendation for Mercy
It is taken from the movie called Recommendation for Mercy (Canada 1975) Dad M/m son John, a very brief spanking with his hand, position of bent over his lap. It is a punishment for some unspecified offense. The film is based on the true story of Steven Truscott, a fourteen-year-old boy sentenced to death, likely due to a miscarriage of justice. But his execution was commuted to life imprisonment just several hours before it was carried out, and after several years, his release from prison was finally achieved. The protagonist, John (a character based on Steven), lies on a hospital bed. A doctor administer an injection meant to induce deep relaxation or a hypnotic state—in an attempt to extract buried memories or the "truth" about his actions. Under the influence of the drug, John enters a trance, reliving an intense childhood flashback. In this memory, he is being physically punished by his father. The punishment is portrayed as a display of the father’s strict approach to...