Abuse Movies

Fuelled by a desperation and determination to break free from their abusive and dysfunctional home life, Violet, a straight-A student, persuades...

It has been three years since Tom Alandh made the film "Det svåra livet" about homeless drug addict Pia. This film shows what has happened to...

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...

Trump’s declarations concerning Israel and a Palestinian immigrant’s uncle’s medical diagnosis conspire to throw the latter into...

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...

After being attacked by the police, Katya, a trans sex worker, is given the opportunity to publicly denounce the assault in a television report. She...

A poetic and melancholic short film about two brothers with different intentions. A personal struggle involving obsession, abuse, and guilt.

In seven days, Brianna confronts her chaotic life, battling abuse, workplace politics, and trauma to reclaim her power and rewrite her story.

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

November 1963, London. An East End slum landlord with a reputation for protecting the morally abhorrent is assigned the unenviable task of...

This piece is inspired by the memoirs of Sepideh Gholian. A prisoner of conscience at 26 years old in Bushehr prison, Iran.

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...

During the 1980s, claims of satanic ritual abuse ran rife throughout the western world, uncovered by hypnotic therapists and perpetuated throughout...

Three young friends--Hart, Dean, and Chad--defend a hot young ice cream parlour employee, Brooker, from her abusive boss, Mikey, but inadvertently...

Lennie is starting her first novel, finally striking out and taking her first step to her ambitions while keeping her relationship and social life...

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

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

A tense phone call between a mother and daughter.

In a boarding school, Raidel is witness to the abuse suffered by his schoolmate Randy.