Abuse Movies

Survivors of violent crimes and prisoners incarcerated for murder connect to undergo astonishing transformations, liberating themselves from the...

The story of a friend lost in hell.

“No Bruises” is a narrative short film that explores the cyclical nature of emotional abuse, played out in vignette-style glimpses into...

A tense phone call between a mother and daughter.

A young woman must make the choice whether to allow her abusive father back into her life.

The animated documentary - a mix of live-action footage and animation - tells of the brutal everyday life in the orphanages of the 60s / 70s. Often...

Seven strangers are interviewed to talk about the relationship they have with their mother.

Two women hide a dead man in an autumnal forest. He wakes up again the next day. In a flashback it becomes clear what happened and why. Now that...

This is the story of Maria, a young woman who has come to accept her unorthodox relationship with Juan, who she lives with. A shared moment with a...

A young woman depends on her partner for happiness. As her mental stability wavers, their relationship strains and loneliness take a hold.

When Sophia leaves her violent husband, new problems arise as she regains fortitude and her daughter struggles with adolescence.

Two girls take justice into their own hands after friends and counselors brush aside their accusations of sexual assault.

A young lady gets a call from her mother with the news that her brother has tried to kill himself.

At the age of 10, Natascha Kampusch was kidnapped and held captive for eight years by a deranged man. In 2006, she managed to escape, and the world...

The film begins as a personal journey of filmmaker, Mary Healey, who was also a Catholic. She films a series of historic events where we meet key...

Stacey Dooley goes behind closed doors and speaks to the now younger face of domestic violence. She questions victims and abusers to try and...

Thirteen year-old Missy Taylor lives with her addict mother, Annette. When Annette’s boyfriend Trent is released from prison, he takes up...

This short film recreates the experience of Sylvie, a battered woman who seeks shelter in a Montréal transition house. Faced with the threat...

In recent decades, more than 10,000 children reportedly were sexually abused by Catholic priests in the US. From behind the headlines, filmmaker Joe...