Tag: abuse

  • Brubaker

    The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.

  • Daughters of Eve

    In the remote countryside of Ilongo, various women are sexually abused by local men. Two sisters meet Simon, the most attractive man in the village, and fight over him – one constantly haunted by Catholic dogma because of the abuse she suffered previously.

  • South Central

    During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Upon his release, Bobby returns home to find that his young son, Jimmie, has joined the Deuces, his old crew. Tensions rise as Bobby struggles to…

  • Radio Flyer

    A father reminisces about his childhood when he and his younger brother moved to a new town with their mother, her new husband and their dog, Shane. When the younger brother is subjected to physical abuse at the hands of their brutal stepfather, Mike decides to convert their toy trolley, the “Radio Flyer”, into a…

  • Chained Heat 2

    An American tourist lands in a Slavic prison run by a twisted woman and the U.S. ambassador.

  • Natural Born Killers

    Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

  • A Family Divided

    College swimmer Chad Billingsley is his middle class family’s pride and joy. After a moody phase of scared denial, he owns up to father, attorney Roger, that Rosalie Frank, the provocatively dressed waitress who attended his frat’s last party and is missing since, had sex with five of them. Roger does his utmost to prevent…

  • The Piano Teacher

    Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.

  • Enough

    Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch, the man of her dreams. After the arrival of their first child, her picture perfect life is shattered when she discovers Mitch’s hidden possessive dark side, a controlling and abusive alter ego that can turn trust, love and tranquility…

  • Their Eyes Were Watching God

    A drama set in the 1920s, where free-spirited Janie Crawford’s search for happiness leads her through several different marriages, challenging the morals of her small town. Based on the novel by Zora Neale Hurston.

  • Innocent Seven

    Seven families are aboard a bus towards a field camp for their vacation. At this camp, it becomes clear that this is not a common trip. The parents are of the kind that abused their children or were visited by children’s services, and at the camp they are offered to sell their children for a…

  • Scars

    The story of a dysfunctional couple, whose problems will inevitably deteriorate their marriage and their son’s life.

  • 2:37

    A contemporary, ensemble drama that tells the complex tale of six high school students whose lives are interwoven with situations that so many of today’s youth are faced with. The story takes place during a normal school day. At precisely 2:37 a tragedy will occur, affecting the lives of a group of students and their…

  • Provoked: A True Story

    Provoked is the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, a Punjabi woman who moved to London after her marriage with Deepak Ahluwalia. Her husband seemed caring at first but then began to beat her up. He started drinking a lot and sleeping around with other women. he also subjected her to spousal rape. After ten years…

  • Stuart: A Life Backwards

    Story about the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic homeless man, whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison.

  • The Girl Next Door

    In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth’s depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of abuse and torture that involve her young sons, the neighborhood children, and one 12-year-old boy whose life…

  • Restraint

    Two fugitives land in hot water when they take a hostage who poses a threat to their well-being.

  • Bedevilled

    A disillusioned Seoul woman visits a remote island to reconnect with a childhood friend, only to find her trapped in an oppressive cycle of physical, mental, and sexual abuse. As tensions escalate, the situation spirals into a harrowing tale of survival and retribution.

  • The Strange Thing About the Johnsons

    A dark domestic drama about the familial ties that bind and the ties that really bind.

  • Trishna

    When her father is killed in a road accident, Trishna’s family expect her to provide for them. The rich son of an entrepreneur starts to restlessly pursue her affections, but are his intentions as pure as they seem?

  • Sleep Tight

    César, an unhappy concierge, maintains a peculiar relationship with the very diverse inhabitants of the upper-class apartment building where he works in Barcelona.