Child Abuse Movies

Young Tyrone embarks on a fulfilling journey as an artist following a tumultuous start in life, subjected to horrific abuse in a foster home that...

The Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida was supposed to be a place where troubled kids could go to straighten out their lives. What these...

Suffering child abuse marks you, conditions you and limits you. But what's next? 7:11 Cuarzo is a documentary short film that delves into the...

She longs to be like her idol, ‘Rose.,’ Mina, a middle school student, starts working at Motel Rose because of her family’s...

In an isolated house in the middle of the woods consists a family: in which the Father is convinced his son is the new Messiah. But as the son begins...

“Counterpoint” is a story about a former violin player who, due to an accident, is now in a wheelchair and unable to play. In order to...

Ria, a seven-year-old girl growing up in a village, is led by her mother to a place where a group of women from her community await her. Here she is...

An altar boy and a gardener decide to break a long and painful silence by denouncing the Catholic priest who abused them as minors. This...

Public safety short about the dangers to children who accept rides from strangers

DUST is the story of an eccentric family in crisis. Unable to move forward or functionally communicate, three change-averse siblings collide with...

Anne Hamilton-Byrne was beautiful, charismatic and delusional. She was also incredibly dangerous. Convinced she was the reincarnation of Jesus...

Little Cute Chickie Duck loves little lucky Dinky Duck but they have a quarrel, which leads their parents to have a quarrel, which leads to a...

An exploration into why some children are severely damaged by early adversity while others are able to thrive. By revisiting childhood trauma victims...

At the Mountain Rock Church in South Carolina, Pastor Raimund Melz leads a small Christian cult that justifies brutal actions like child abuse with...

Following the behavioral problems and progressive confessions of her two children Marie and Pierre, a mother decides to file a complaint against her...

OBAIDA, a short film by Matthew Cassel, explores a Palestinian child’s experience of Israeli military arrest. Each year, some 700 Palestinian...

Five women – Palestinian, American, Muslim, Christian, and Jewish – tell stories of humiliation and harassment by Israeli border guards...

A father and his son have a vicious confrontation when the former returns after 5 years of absence.

Is abuse always the solution?

Two young women join the director. The three of them become one to break the silence and tell a story about incest. Between reality and traumatic...