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Documentaries about sexual abuse
An open secret
2014 ‧ Dokumentarfilm ‧ Amy Berg - 1 h 39 min
What distinguishes “An Open Secret” to the other four documentaries is that this one concerns child sexual abuse in Hollywood. Children with dreams of becoming big in the world’s largest film industry, have fallen prey to pedophiles with power and access to the decision-making of the child’s career. (source: wikipedia)
Tell me who i am
2019 ‧ Dokumentarfilm/Drama ‧ Ed Perkins - ‧ 1 h 39 min
Tell Me Who I Am” is unique in more ways than one. It is about an abuse conducted by a close family member, told by a pair of victims who happens to be twin brothers. Rather than an investigative story, the documentary opted to narrate solely from the victims’ perspective, strictly allowing interviews of only the twins, Mark and Alex. (source: wikipedia)
Mea maxima culpa: silence in the house of god
2012 ‧ Dokumentarfilm ‧ 1 h 47 min
“Mea Maxima Culpa” is another documentary concerning child sexual abuse. At this point, you may ask, who in their right mind would want to put themselves through viewing another movie on such a disturbing subject? (source: wikipedia)
At the heart of gold
FSK 12 - 2019 ‧ Dokumentarfilm/Drama ‧ Erin Carr - 1 h 29 min
“At the Heart of Gold” tells a story of sexual exploitation on children within gymnastics field, which focuses mainly on abuser Larry Nassar, a former USA Gymnastics national team doctor. (source: wikipedia)
Deliver us from evil
2006 ‧ Dokumentarfilm/Krimi ‧ Amy Berg - 1 h 39 min
“Deliver Us from Evil” is another abuse-by-priests story, but what differentiates it from “Mea Maxima Culpa” is the confession, or rather a perspective of a pedophile priest named Oliver O’Grady. (source: wikipedia)
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Movies About Borderline Personality Disorder
Silver Linings Playbook
FSK 12 - 2012 ‧ Romanze/Drama ‧ David O. Russell -2 h 2 min
In the film Silver Linings Playbook, Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper) suffers from bipolar disorder. Tiffany Maxwell (Jennifer Lawrence) is thought by many in the film to have BPD. Her diagnosis is not explicit, but Lawrence’s character displays many borderline personality symptoms. (source: wikipedia)
Girl, Interrupted
FSK 12 - 1999 ‧ Drama ‧ 2 h 2 min
Girl, Interrupted is a period film set in the 1960s that follows Susana Kaysen (Winona Ryder) who is hospitalized for BPD, after attempting suicide. (source: wikipedia)
Borderline (I)
FSK 16 | 110 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Craving that girl she was never able to replace and seeking inspiration in her presence, or absence, or rather fantasy, a troubled writer embarks on a stormy journey of love, passion and potentially perdition. (source: wikipedia)
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self-injurious behavior
Painful Secrets
ein Drama - 2000 from Norma Bailey, 93 minutes, FSK: ?
Dawn Cottrell (Peterson) seems like a typical sixteen-year-old girl, but she has a very dangerous secret. Unable to express her true feelings, whenever Dawn is upset she grabs a knife and cuts herself.
genital mutilation
Moolaadé
2004 ‧ Drama ‧ 2 h 4 minIt addresses the subject of female genital mutilation, a common practice in a number of African countries, from Egypt to Nigeria. The film was a co-production between companies from several Francophone nations: Senegal, France, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Morocco, and Tunisia. It was filmed in the remote village of Djerrisso, Burkina Faso. The film argues strongly against the practice, depicting a village woman, Collé, who uses moolaadé (magical protection) to protect her daughter and a group of younger girls. (source: wikipedia)
desert flower
FSK 12 - 2009 ‧ Drama ‧ 2 Stundenis based on the Somali-born model Waris Dirie's autobiography.
(source: wikipedia)
The practice of female genital mutilation is explored through personal stories of Kenyan women. (source: wikipedia)
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