The four adult heroes and heroines of the film, who were selected in a casting call posted on TV, speak candidly on camera from the very beginning of their memories. Through individual stories, they describe their childhoods, family backgrounds, life at school, and how they spent their free time. The stories complement each other and are intertwined; we see emotions and hear things that reveal the horrific DNA of domestic violence. The documentary addresses the issue of abuse with an emphasis on the entire social environment of the victims and the societal underpinnings. Typical of domestic violence is that victims often hide it within themselves; they do not talk about it, and sometimes they do not even admit it. But in the documentary, they were determined to speak out.
There are children. There are those who abuse them. And there are those who know, but never tell.
An investigation into the original 1993 Michael Jackson allegations brought by the Chandler family.
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An investigation into accusations of teenagers being sexually abused within the film industry.
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The film chronicles Nina Simone's journey from child piano prodigy to iconic musician and passionate...
Christy Martin broke boundaries and noses as she rose in the boxing world, but her public persona be...
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British documentarian Nick Broomfield creates a follow-up piece to his 1992 documentary of the seria...
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Every year in Quebec, 25,000 reports of children being beaten, sexually abused or abandoned are reta...
Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face ...