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Yelling To The Sky (2012)
, 1h36Directed by Victoria Mahoney
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about domestic violence, Gangster films
Actors Zoë Naelle Kravitz, Jason Clarke, Antonique Smith, Black Thought, Shareeka Epps, Tim Blake Nelson
The film starts out with quiet, studious, high schooler, Sweetness O'Hara riding her bike with a friend down the street, when neighborhood bully Latonya, her boyfriend, and friends begins picking on her. The boyfriend threatens to take her bike, unless she can beat him in a race to a tree down the street. Sweetness agrees, taking off running. The bully comes up behind her and pushes her to the ground, proceeding to kick her. Sweetness' older, yet pregnant sister, Ola, comes to her rescue, beating up the bully.
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about families, Films about domestic violence
Actors Adam Storke, Maria Pitillo, Brad Dourif, Cindy Williams, Tony Becker
The movie begins with an introduction from Teresa Stamper giving an interview about her ex-husband Paul Stamper and how he caught her when she wasn't looking and that she thought that he was a charmer.
Break Up (1998)
, 1h40Directed by Paul Marcus
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about domestic violence, Films about psychiatry
Actors Bridget Fonda, Patrick Swayze, Kiefer Sutherland, Hart Bochner, Steven Weber, Penelope Ann Miller
After blacking out in a violent domestic battle, Jimmy (Bridget Fonda) awakens in the hospital to learn that her abusive husband, Frank (Hart Bochner), has died in a fiery crash...and that she is the prime suspect. As the police focus on building their case against Jimmy, she uncovers evidence indicating that Frank may not only still be alive, but getting away with murder. Jimmy, in a daring escape from police custody, races towards a final confrontation with justice and revenge.
Darling (2007)
, 1h33Directed by Christine Carrière
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Feminist films, Transport films, Trucker films, Films about domestic violence
Actors Marina Foïs, Guillaume Canet, Marc Brunet, Sissi Duparc, Anne Benoît, Guillaume Gouix
Darling a la vie dure ; elle souffre depuis toute petite, mais continue de rêver. Chaque lueur dans sa vie amène un désastre. Récit témoignage d'une vie réelle, sans issue. L'histoire d'une mal née.
La Capture (2007)
Directed by Carole Laure
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Feminist films, Films about domestic violence
Actors Catherine de Léan, Laurent Lucas, Pascale Bussières, Thomas Lalonde, Francis Ducharme, Janine Sutto
Rose, qui vit à Montréal avec son petit ami, n'a pas revu sa famille depuis deux ans. En retournant dans sa banlieue natale, elle constate avec rage et tristesse que son père est toujours aussi violent et tyrannique envers Félix, son frère délinquant, et sa mère, qui n'est plus que l'ombre d'elle-même. Avec l'aide de deux amis, Rose kidnappe puis séquestre son père dans un studio de danse qu'elle a loué à Montréal. Avec la complicité de deux voisines âgées, la jeune femme visite régulièrement son père dans l'espoir de le changer. Entre-temps, elle accueille chez elle sa mère, qui travaille maintenant dans une boulangerie, et Félix, qui a maille à partir avec un gang criminel.
Heaven on Earth (2008)
, 1h46Directed by Deepa Mehta
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Films about domestic violence
Actors Preity Zinta, Seema Biswas, Yanna McIntosh
Vibrant Chand (Preity Zinta) is a young bride leaving her home in Ludhiana, Punjab, India, for Brampton, Ontario, Canada, where her husband Rocky (Vansh Bhardwaj) and his very traditional family await her arrival. Everything is new and unfamiliar to Chand including the quiet and shy Rocky who she meets for the first time at the Arrivals level of Pearson Airport. Chand approaches her new life and land with equanimity and grace, and at times the wide-eyed optimism of hope—her first snowfall is a tiny miracle of beauty, and the roar of Niagara Falls creates the excitement of new beginnings.
Men Don't Tell (1993)
, 1h35Directed by Harry Winer
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Films about domestic violence
Actors Peter Strauss, Judith Light, Noble Willingham, James Gammon, Stephen Lee, Richard Gant
Ed MacAffrey, a loving husband and father, is terrorized by the violent behavior of his wife, Laura. He tolerates this not only because he loves her and is concerned over the welfare of his daughter, but also because men are traditionally regarded as weaklings if they allow themselves to be battered by their wives. After one of Laura's destructive tantrums brings the attention of the police, Ed is suspected of being the aggressor. Finally, Laura goes too far and Ed tries to defend himself - whereupon Laura crashes through the front window of her home and is rendered comatose. Ed is arrested for Domestic Violence and Attempted Murder.
Illicit Dreams (1994)
, 1h33Directed by Andrew Stevens
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary, Action, Crime, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about domestic violence, Erotic thriller films
Actors Shannon Tweed, Michelle Johnson, Andrew Stevens, Joseph Cortese, Stella Stevens, Rochelle Swanson
Une femme, mariée à un homme violent, fait toujours le même rêve : elle fait l'amour avec un autre. Un jour, elle rencontre l'inconnu de ses songes.
A Woman in the Night (1943)
, 1h45Directed by Edmond T. Gréville
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Feminist films, Films about domestic violence
Actors Viviane Romance, Georges Flamant, Claude Dauphin, Henri Guisol, Marion Malville, Andrex
Une troupe de théâtre joue en tournée Manon Lescaut, avec en vedette Denise, dont le mari est malade et alcoolique. Lasse de ses accès de violence, et voulant refaire sa vie, elle s'enfuit et trouve refuge chez un médecin qui l'engage comme infirmière dans sa clinique. Cependant une autre infirmière, jalouse, commande une enquête à un détective, et finit par découvrir le passé de Denise.
Looking for Angelina (2005)
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about families, Films about domestic violence
Actors Leslie Carlson, Keith Knight, Domenico Fiore, Salvatore Antonio, Gerry Mendicino, Matt Gordon
It Was Him or Us (1995)
, 1h35Directed by Robert Iscove
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about families, Films about domestic violence
Actors Richard Grieco, Ann Jillian, Monique Lanier, Richard Masur, Brooke Ashley, Spencer Treat Clark
One night in a small town, Peggy Wilson and her daughter Carrie get up and leave Peggy's abusive husband and Carrie's father, Buddy. As they try to leave, Buddy comes to the pickup begging Peggy to forgive him and asking Carrie to open the door. Unmoved by his pleas, Peggy points a gun at Buddy, telling him to stay away from her and Carrie as she drives away.
Via Mala (1961)
, 1h33Directed by Paul May
Origin German
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Films about domestic violence
Actors Gert Fröbe, Joachim Hansen, Christine Kaufmann, Christian Wolff, Edith Schultze-Westrum, Rudolf Forster
Le vieux Jonas Lauretz exploite avec sa famille une scierie isolée dans Viamala, en Suisse. Jonas est un tyran violent et intimide sa femme, son fils Niklas et ses filles Sylvia et Hanna. Ivre une fois de plus, il déclenche une bagarre et se retrouve en prison. Sa famille espère qu'il va changer.
Easter Bunny Kill! Kill! (2006)
, 1h30Directed by Chad Ferrin
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Films about sexuality, Films about pedophilia, Films about prostitution, Films about domestic violence, Films about disabilities, Films about child abuse
Actors Trent Haaga
The night before Easter, a lowlife named Remington dons an Easter Bunny mask, and robs a convenience store with a shotgun, shooting the clerk in the mouth. Remington is then revealed to have charmed his way into the life of widow Mindy Peters, a nurse who lives with her cerebral palsy-afflicted son Nicholas, who Remington torments when Mindy is not around. While taking out the garbage, Nicholas befriends a disfigured vagrant who gives him a rabbit he claims is an Easter Bunny. Nicholas decides to keep the rabbit a secret, but it is discovered by Remington, who threatens to kill it if Nicholas says anything bad about him to Mindy.
Reviving Ophelia (2010)
, 1h32Directed by Bobby Roth
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Films about domestic violence
Actors Jane Kaczmarek, Rebecca Williams, Kim Dickens, Peter Outerbridge, Joe Dinicol, Jordan Hudyma
When LeAnne Dunley arrives home from work and catches her daughter Kelli in a sexual act with a classmate, she arranges for Kelli to stay at her sister Marie's home when she is working. Kelli notices that her cousin Elizabeth Jones--Marie's daughter--is in an unhealthy relationship with her boyfriend, Mark. He calls and texts her at an extremely frequent rate, tries to control where she goes and what she wears, and becomes angry when she tries to spend any time with her friends.
Daisy Diamond (2007)
, 1h34Origin Danemark
Genres Drama
Themes Assassinat, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films about domestic violence, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Noomi Rapace, Trine Dyrholm, Sofie Gråbøl, Charlotte Munck, Thure Lindhardt, Benedikte Hansen
Dark and tragic, the story revolves around teenager Anna (Noomi Rapace), a pretty girl from a wealthy family, who's also fiercely ambitious and dreams of one thing only: making it as an actress. One day Anna decides to pack her bags and leave without telling her mother or father. She moves from Sweden to Copenhagen to pursue her dream. However when she gets to the city fate has something else in store for her. Anna discovers she will soon become a mother. Later, after giving birth to baby girl, she tries to chase after her dream once again. Undoubtedly talented, She has one problem – being the single mother of a now 4-month-old baby. Though she struggles to give her daughter a good start in life, she ultimately fails to unite her dream of acting with a safe and loving environment for her child, Torn between her duties as a mother and her passion for acting and the need to earn money, Anna is driven to the limits of her patience - with tragic consequences. What follows is a downward spiral into the world of the casting couch, porn films and escort work.