Abuse Movies

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

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

A young Brazilian actress preparing for a once in a lifetime audition in Los Angeles is haunted by the spirit of another actress, and triggers a...

My wife is attacked by a mysterious man in front of me. He guesses that someone's revenge because it's his unfaithfulness. I start to visit the...

Sometimes the only way to safety lies on dark paths....

Erika, David, and Pjerrot arrive at the train tracks. They have to wait for the next freight train to arrive, because Erika has given them a...

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...

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

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...

On a mission to expose child predators, two underaged girls strike up a relationship with an older man online.

A short documentary examining the consequence of time within the fragility of memory, exposing a sense of self, trapped within materiality and...

Pia Sjögren was the subject of three documentaries by director Tom Alandh, beginning in 2001. He first saw her on the street selling newspapers,...

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

What would you do if your husband turned your house into a jungle? This is a short film focusing around mental entrapment in an emotionally abusive...

A little girl decides to expose the monster that haunts her every night.

Between 1924 to 1970, Kinchela Boys Home in Kempsey, New South Wales, saw an estimated 400 to 600 Aboriginal children exposed to routine acts of...

An actress finds herself trapped by an algorithm that hijacks extracts from her films for distribution on porn sites. After months with no help from...

Through the memories of former scouts, the short film explores the mystical traditions that shaped their experiences, from the magic that captivated...

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...

An unfiltered journey into the most intimate sides of friendship. Teenagers Aruna and Chiara navigate love, betrayal, and their descent into...