Movies about sexual abuse?

[abalex]

I'm looking for movies that deal with this delicate and controversial subject. I you guys know a movie like this please let me know.

thanks
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[sean90291]

Festen (The Celebration)--an amazing Dogma film shot on video.

 

[ecarr]

i haven't seen either of these, but from what i've heard...

mystic river
north country

 

[abalex]

Thanks guys. I've seen mystic, I thougt it was great.

 

[Blaine]

The Burning Bed (1984) starring Farrah Fawcett

EDIT: Whoops, I thought you said "spousal" abuse...nevermind.

 

[hammers145]

look for any Solondz film

 

[CallaghanFilms]

Some others that come to mind...

-Live Fast, Die Young
-Broken Blossoms
-Forrest Gump
-Frenzy
-Peeping Tom
-Radio Flyer
-Sleepers
-The Accused
-A Thousand Acres
-The Shipping News

 

[ecarr]

wait a second... forrest gump? really?

 

[CallaghanFilms]

wait a second... forrest gump? really?

Re-watch it, my man.

Have you forgotten about young Jenny?

"Dear God make me a bird so I could fly far, far far away from here..."

The sexual abuse by her father is (in great part) what caused her to live the life that she did, and to be attracted to the men that she was.

 

[ecarr]

Oh yea! lol, i forgot about jenny. I guess its been a while since i watched it

 

[Jared Meyer]

Antwone Fisher

 

[Noel Evans]

You need some first hand experience?

 

[imgentertainment@mac]

Hard Candy

http://www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/hardcandy/

 

[Newt]

Mysterious Skin

 

[FourStarCinema]

The War Zone by Tim Roth

http://imdb.com/title/tt0141974/

 

[CallaghanFilms]

Some others that come to mind...

-Live Fast, Die Young
-Broken Blossoms
-Forrest Gump
-Frenzy
-Peeping Tom
-Radio Flyer
-Sleepers
-The Accused
-A Thousand Acres
-The Shipping News

I thought of a few more...

-The Color Purple (damn it, I am ashamed as a Steven Spielberg überfan for missing this one!)
-Dolores Claiborne (damn it, I am ashamed as a Stephen King überfan for missing this one!)

 

[Terry_Lasater]

Hmmm... I don't recall what it is about exactly, but The Tin Drum is whack.

 

[Lake Films]

Henry. Portrait of a serial killer.

 

[JY_Blue]

Although I haven't seen it, the documentary "Capturing The Freidmans" (sp?) was very well reviewed.

 

[ecarr]

just out of curiosity, what do you need movies on this subject for?