They Call Us Monsters - wikipedia They Call Us Monsters They Call Us Monsters is a 2016 American documentary directed and produced by Ben Lear. The film follows three juveniles : Juan Gamez, Antonio Hernandez and Jarad Nava. The teenagers participate in a screenwriting class at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Los Angeles, California with producer Gabriel Cowan. Plot The documentary follows three young juvenile offenders who signed up for a screenwriting class with producer Gabriel Cowan as they await their respective trials in Los Angeles County. Arrested at 16, Jarad faces 200 years - to - life for four attempted murders ; Juan, also arrested at 16, faces 90 - to - life for first - degree murder ; Antonio was arrested at 14 and faces 90 - to - life for two attempted murders. References Jump up ^ Matt, Smith. `` Meet the ' Monsters : ' Documentary Looks at California Juvenile Debate ''. JJIE. Retrieved 17 June 2017. Jump up ^ Kenigsberg, Ben. `` Review : ' They Call Us Monsters, ' but Do We Deserve Life Sentences ? ''. New York Times. Retrieved 17 June 2017. Jump up ^ Schager, Nick. `` Film Review : ' They Call Us Monsters ' ''. Variety. Retrieved 17 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` THEY CALL US MONSTERS Premieres on PBS ' Independent Lens 5 / 22 ''. Broadway World. Retrieved 17 June 2017. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=They_Call_Us_Monsters&oldid=788527504 '' Categories : American documentary films 2016 films English - language films American films Documentary films about children Documentary films about crime in the United States Documentary films about incarceration in the United States Films set in Los Angeles Juvenile justice system Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 1 July 2017, at 23 : 06. About Wikipedia

Question: they call us monsters where are they from
Answer: Los Angeles, California