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About a Girl
About a Girl (2001)
, 9minutes
Directed by Brian Percival
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Films about child abuse
Actors Ashley-Jade

About a Girl opens with a striking shot of a silhouette — against a skyline of clouds above a field — of a girl singing the Britney Spears song "Stronger" and doing the dance routine. It cuts abruptly to a close-up of the girl talking in a strong Mancunian accent to the camera: "If Jesus were alive today — right, he'd probably be a singer." She is walking against a backdrop of Manchester's industrial landscape, talking non-stop, mixing wry statements about stardom and singers with random quotes from her parents and descriptions of her life: her relationship with her dad, her frustrations with her mum, her desire to become a famous singer, the band she has formed with her friends. Things any 13-year-old might talk about. Her monologue is interrupted and intercut with different scenes of her with her family and her dad; her in a perfume department, sitting on a bench singing "Stronger" again, and on the back of a bus with her girlfriends singing "Oops!... I Did It Again" by Britney Spears and doing the routine.
In a Glass Cage
In a Glass Cage (1987)
, 1h50
Directed by Agustí Villaronga
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Rape in fiction, BDSM in films, LGBT-related films, La sexualité des mineurs, Films about pedophilia, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Political films, Films about child abuse, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Günter Meisner, Marisa Paredes

Klaus, a former Nazi German doctor who practiced horrific experiments with children during World War II, has continued with his sick attraction for torturing and killing young boys during his exile in a remote village in Catalonia. His latest victim is a child he has tortured and later kills with a blow to the head, taking photographs of the crime. This sadistic act has been witnessed by Angelo, another of Klaus' victims, who has spied him from a window, later stealing the tortured incriminating writings and photographs of the doctor's crimes. Klaus tries to commit suicide jumping from a tower, but he survives. As a result of his failed attempt he is now unable to breathe on his own and is immobile, confined permanently in an iron lung to survive.
Whitey
Whitey (1980)
, 1h48
Directed by Robbe De Hert
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Films about child abuse
Actors Blanka Heirman, Jos Verbist, Jaak Van Assche, Bob Van der Veken, Robert Lussac, Gaston Berghmans

The movie is set in and around Sichem in 1901. Louis Verheyden, 11 years old, lives with his parents and two brothers on a farm. His mother is a complaining woman. Father works at the farm of landowner Coene. He is mostly only home during dinner. He is a rather aggressive man and beats Louis frequently. Furthermore Louis is bullied by his brothers Nis and Heinke.
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.
Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter
Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter (1993)
, 1h30
Directed by Jorge Montesi
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Films about child abuse
Actors Art Hindle, Rosemary Dunsmore, Janne Mortil, Susan Hogan, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Kate Nelligan

One day at school, 11-year-old Kelly Farrow (Vanessa King)'s classmate tells about a relative who accused a family member of molestation and was sent to jail. Sometime later, after being "spanked" by her dad for locking her little brother in the bathroom, Kelly vows to make him pay. At school the next day, Kelly tells her teacher that her father Gil (Art Hindle) sexually abused her. Kelly speaks with authorities and they arrange to have her father arrested. When her family learns of the accusation, they don't believe her, with the exception of her younger brother Patrick.
It Chapter Two
It Chapter Two (2019)
, 2h49
Directed by Andrés Muschietti
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about racism, Films about sexuality, Films about school violence, Films about child abuse
Actors Bill Skarsgård, Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, James Ransone, Bill Hader, Jaeden Martell

En 1989, sept enfants ont réussi à échapper à « Ça », une créature métamorphe dévorant les enfants de Derry. Vingt-sept ans plus tard, Bill Denbrough et ses amis reviennent à Derry à la suite de l'appel de Mike. Ils vont devoir à nouveau combattre le sinistre clown « Ça », qui s'est réveillé et recommence à se nourrir d'enfants. Lorsqu'ils reviennent à Derry, ils découvrent la véritable histoire de « Ça » et comptent bien l'achever une bonne fois pour toutes.
The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door (2007)
, 1h31
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Rape in fiction, Films about child abuse
Actors Blanche Baker, Daniel Manche, Blythe Auffarth, Madeline Taylor, Graham Patrick Martin, Austin Williams

In 2007, David Moran (William Atherton), a Wall Street player, witnesses a hit and run by a car. That evening, he reflects on his past in 1958, when he meets two adolescent girls, Meg (Blythe Auffarth) and Susan Loughlin (Madeline Taylor) who, upon losing their parents in a car accident, are sent to live with their Aunt Ruth Chandler (Blanche Baker), a sadistic psychopath/secret Satanist, and their three cousins, Willie, Ralphie, and Donny (Graham Patrick Martin, Austin Williams and Benjamin Ross Kaplan).
Cries from the Heart
Cries from the Heart (1994)
, 1h33
Directed by Michael Switzer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism, Films about child abuse
Actors Melissa Gilbert, Patty Duke, Bradley Pierce, Markus Flanagan, Lisa Banes, Roger Aaron Brown

Karen Barth (Gilbert) is the divorced mother of Michael (Pierce), a young autistic boy who is unable to speak or write. After an incident in which Michael wanders away from home to the local playground, Karen's ex-husband Roger realizes that Michael may need more specialized care than she can provide, and suggests Michael be enrolled in a special residential school.
Aruba
Aruba (2006)
, 11minutes
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Films about child abuse
Actors A.J. Saudin, Devon Bostick, Soo Garay

Milan (A.J. Saudin) is an 11-year-old boy who dreams about escaping a violent home life. When his parents fight or take drugs, or when bullies pick on him in school, he finds peace in contemplating a postcard with an idyllic picture of the island of Aruba, and imagines himself in that faraway place as a way to survive.