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Mommie Dearest
Mommie Dearest (1981)
, 2h9
Directed by Frank Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Comedy, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Films about television, Films about child abuse
Actors Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Mara Hobel, Rutanya Alda, Steve Forrest, Howard Da Silva

Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) is a driven actress and compulsively clean housekeeper who tries to control the lives of those around her as tightly as she controls herself. To prepare for a work day at MGM Studios, she rises at 4:00 a.m. and engages in a strict morning ritual: scrubbing her face and arms with soap and boiling hot water, then plunging her face into a bowl of rubbing alcohol and ice to close the pores. When Helga (Alice Nunn), a new maid, thinks she has Joan's living room in spotless condition, Joan finds one minor detail that she overlooked and loses her temper.
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)
, 1h47
Directed by Alex Gibney
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about religion, Documentary films about child abuse, Films about child abuse
Actors Jamey Sheridan, John Slattery, Chris Cooper, Ethan Hawke

The film follows documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney as he examines the abuse of power in the Catholic Church system through the story of four deaf men — Terry Kohut, Gary Smith, Pat Kuehn and Arthur Budzinski — who set out to expose the priest who abused them during the mid-1960s. Each of the men brought forth the first known case of public protest against clerical sex abuse, which later lead to the sex scandal case known as the Lawrence Murphy case. Through their case the film follows a cover-up that winds its way from the row houses of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, through Ireland's churches, all the way to the highest office of the Vatican.
Miss Violence
Miss Violence (2013)
, 1h38
Directed by Alexandros Avranas
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Films about child abuse
Actors Themis Panou

At her eleventh birthday, Angeliki commits suicide by jumping off the balcony. She was found with a smile on her face. While the authorities are trying to find out what led little Angeliki to death, her family insists that her death was an accident.
Must Read After My Death
Must Read After My Death (2007)
, 1h14
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about children, Documentary films about law, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about child abuse, Films about child abuse

When a Hartford couple turns to psychiatry for help with their marriage, things quickly spiral out of control. Couples counseling, individual and group therapy and 24-hour marathon sessions ensue. Their four children suffer and are given their own psychiatrists. Pills are prescribed, people are institutionalized, shock-therapy is administered. This is an intimate story in the family’s own words, from an extraordinary collection of audio recordings and home movies, illuminating a difficult and extraordinary time.
Nefarious: Merchant of Souls
Nefarious: Merchant of Souls (2011)
, 1h36
Directed by Benjamin Nolot
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Crime
Themes Films about children, Films about slavery, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about pedophilia, Films about prostitution, Documentary films about law, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about prostitution, Documentary films about child abuse, Films about child abuse
Actors Bill Oberst Jr.

The first scene of the film is a reenactment of a kidnapping. A girl is kidnapped and brought to the apartment of a criminal organization, where she is confined with other girls in a room with a creaky ceiling lit by a flickering lightbulb. The girls are naked and cry from fear as men examine them and shout commands and threats at them. One girl is dragged away into another room. The girls are then brutally abused until they become sexually submissive. These events take place in a small European town, possibly in Moldova. The film asserts that 10% of the population of Moldova has been sexually trafficked. From there, the film tracks the girls through Serbia and Croatia to Amsterdam's red-light district and markets in Berlin and Las Vegas. Among legal prostitution in cities, the slavery goes undetected. Slaves are depicted in confinement, at their places of work, and as they are sold. Many of the girls are orphans and all are either initially kidnapped or tricked into forced prostitution. The methods that the traffickers use to keep the girls include hard drugs, mind control, and both sexual and physical abuse.
Night of the Demon
Night of the Demon (1980)
, 1h35
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about education, Films about children, Films about families, Pregnancy films, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Natural horror films, Films about child abuse
Actors Joy Allen, Terry Wilson

Bill Nugent, an anthropology professor, awakens in the hospital he was brought to after having been found in the woods with his face mutilated; Nugent had ventured into the wilderness in search of Bigfoot with five of his pupils, all of whom are missing. An inspector interviews Nugent, who begins his story, which starts with Carla Thomas, the daughter of one of the cryptid's victims, asking to accompany Nugent and four of his students on their expedition to find proof of Bigfoot's existence. A flashback depicts Nugent showing Carla and his class recovered footage of Bigfoot attacking a picnicking family, whose remains were never found. Bigfoot's involvement in the disappearance of the family was deemed a hoax by the authorities, who have also labeled evidence suggesting the monster's involvement in other deaths in the area fake. Carla addresses the classroom, reveals the evidence of Bigfoot's involvement in her father's murder appears to have been tampered with, and tells of one woman's account of witnessing the creature maul her lover, who was dragged from the vehicle they were having sex in, and left to die on the windshield.
One Missed Call
One Missed Call (2008)
, 1h27
Directed by Éric Valette
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children, Ghost films, Films about child abuse
Actors Shannyn Sossamon, Edward Burns, Ana Claudia Talancón, Ray Wise, Ana Claudia Talancón, Azura Skye

The film opens on Shelley, a college student, sitting outside a Japanese style house near a koi pond. Her pet cat is near the pond, and after hearing a strange noise there, Shelley goes to investigate. A hand reaches out of the pond and grabs Shelley, pulling her under. Seconds later, the same hand drags the cat down to its death. A red hard candy floats to the surface of the pond.
Not My Life
Not My Life (2011)
, 1h23
Directed by Richard Young
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Crime
Themes Films about children, Films about slavery, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about pedophilia, Films about prostitution, Documentary films about law, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about prostitution, Documentary films about health care, Documentary films about child abuse, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about child abuse
Actors Glenn Close

Ce film dépeint les pratiques cruelles et déshumanisantes de la traite des êtres humains et de l'esclavage moderne à l'échelle mondiale. Filmé sur cinq continents, dans une douzaine de pays, "Not My Life" emmène le spectateur dans un monde où des millions d'enfants sont exploités via un panel stupéfiant de pratiques, incluant le travail forcé, le tourisme sexuel, l'exploitation sexuelle, et les enfants soldats.
Pervert Park
Pervert Park (2014)

Genres Documentary, Crime
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Films about pedophilia, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about health care, Documentary films about child abuse, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about child abuse

Florida Justice Transitions abrite 120 délinquants sexuels condamnés. Comme dans de nombreux autres États américains, les délinquants sexuels ne sont pas autorisés à vivre à moins de 300 mètres des lieux fréquentés par les enfants. Pour cette raison, de nombreux délinquants sexuels vivent sous des ponts ou dans des bois – ou dans le parc à roulottes Florida Justice Transitions – connu sous le nom de Pervert Park. Les crimes commis par les résidents vont de simples délits à des actes horribles insupportables à envisager.
Pete's Dragon
Pete's Dragon (1977)
, 1h45
Directed by Don Bluth, Don Chaffey
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Films about dragons, Musical films, Children's films, Films about child abuse
Actors Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters, Sean Marshall

In the early 1900s, a young orphan named Pete flees his abusive adoptive hillbilly family, the Gogans. As Lena Gogan and company pursue him ("The Happiest Home in These Hills"), an unseen force, which Pete calls Elliott, knocks them into a mud pit. The next morning, Pete and Elliott, a green and purple dragon who has the power of invisibility, share breakfast ("I Love You, Too") and visit Passamaquoddy, a village where the unseen Elliott, performing clumsy antics, causes Pete to be labeled a source of ill luck. Lampie, the drunken old lighthouse keeper, stumbles out of a tavern and encounters Pete. A mischievous Elliott makes himself visible, and a terrified Lampie runs into the saloon to warn the townsfolk ("I Saw a Dragon"). In a seaside cave, Pete scolds Elliott for causing trouble. Just as they make up, Lampie's daughter Nora appears, having spotted Pete earlier. She says that due to the ongoing tides from the sea, that it's unsafe for Pete to stay, thus leaving Elliott to remain there. She offers him shelter at the lighthouse, and they talk ("It's Not Easy"). Pete learns the story of Nora's fiancé, Paul, whose ship was reported lost at sea the previous year. Pete promises to ask Elliott about Paul, and Nora accepts, believing Elliott to be an imaginary friend.
Polisse
Polisse (2011)
, 2h7
Directed by Maïwenn
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about children, Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality, Films about the labor movement, Films about pedophilia, Films about child abuse
Actors Karin Viard, JoeyStarr, Marina Foïs, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Maïwenn, Karole Rocher

Les policiers de la brigade de protection des mineurs (BPM) de Paris luttent contre les innombrables sévices subis par des mineurs : traque de pédophiles, appréhensions de parents soupçonnés de maltraitance, suivi d'adolescents pickpockets, adolescents en dérive sexuelle, protection de mineurs sans domicile, mineurs victimes de viol, etc. Plongés dans cet univers éprouvant, ces policiers très impliqués et soudés tentent de préserver leur vie privée et leur santé psychique. Une jeune photographe est envoyée faire un reportage photo dans l'unité chargée des affaires de mœurs.