Domestic Violence in Movies
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- DirectorRobert GreenwaldStarsFarrah FawcettPaul Le MatRichard MasurAn abused battered wife has had enough of her husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.Farrah Fawcett
http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorJavier BalaguerStarsSergi LópezPaz VegaElvira MínguezA woman meets a charming man and falls in love, they get married and start a family. As they age and have children, the man's becomes violent and abusive.Paz Vega
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorBrian GilbertStarsSally FieldAlfred MolinaSheila RosenthalAn American woman trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutal husband must find a way for her and her daughter to escape.Sally Field
http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorGraeme CampbellStarsJohn RitterHarley Jane KozakKevin DunnA man who batters women, after nearly killing his girlfriend in a violent rage, finds himself facing his own demons when he is forced to join an innovative group therapy program for abusive men.Harley Jane Kozak
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorJohn BaileyStarsEd HarrisMadeleine StoweCharles DanceDetective Kyle Bodine falls for Rachel Munro who is trapped in a violent marriage. After shooting her husband, Kyle reluctantly agrees to help hide the body, but Kyle's partner is showing an unusual flair for finding clues.Madeleine Stowe
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMatt DamonDanny DeVitoClaire DanesAn underdog lawyer takes on a fraudulent insurance company.Claire Danes
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorIcíar BollaínStarsLaia MarullLuis TosarCandela PeñaOne winter night, Pilar runs away from home. With her, she takes only a few belongings and her son, Juan. Antonio soon sets out to look for her. He says Pilar is his sunshine, and what's more, "She gave him her eyes"...Laia Marull
http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - StarsSofia AlvesAlbano JerónimoFernanda SerranoMariana is a successful business woman, she works at ImoAndrade. She's done with sexism and the owner of the company and decides to left, with the support of other 5 women she'll create her own successful company.A Woman played by Jessica Athayde.
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorMichael M. ScottStarsAdam StorkeMaria PitilloBrad DourifTeresa Walden-Stamper is happily married to her husband Paul Stamper and together they have one daughter Katie Stamper. The marriage seems happy until Paul starts abusing Teresa and becomes obsessed with her. Teresa divorces Paul and gets a restraining order against him but this doesn't stop Paul and he kidnaps Teresa and shoots her boyfriend Chris Butler. Paul is later caught by the police and is taken to jail but later escapes from jail and Teresa knows that now she must protect herself and her daughter and that they're in real danger. Based on a story from Unsolved Mysteries.Maria Pitillo
http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorJon AvnetStarsKathy BatesJessica TandyMary Stuart MastersonEvelyn, an ordinary housewife, visits a nursing home and befriends the old lady Ninny. Together, they bond over stories from the past about two intrepid women of Whistle Stop Cafe.Ruth Jamison, played by Mary Louise-Parker, is victm of Domestic Violence
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorHolger HaaseStarsFelicitas WollMarcus MittermeierAlina LevshinA young woman is accused of having brutally murdered her husband. In court the truth behind the domestic abuse unravels.Felicitas Woll
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorMatthew ParkhillStarsRachelle LefevreStephen MoyerLorna RaverA young divorcee is getting her life back together by moving into an apartment. But what will she do when a strange person repeatedly calls her, and threatens to change her new life around?Rachelle Lefevre
http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorAdel SerhanStarsDarine HamzeChristine SolomonTamer AlwerfalliBetroit is a portrayal of three couples as their lives become intertwined with one another. An act of violence disturbs the lives of these intertwined couples in which they each realize how precious love and family can be. Leila (Darine Hamze) tries to escape from her abusive husband (Hassan Farhat) in hopes to flee to Detroit where her sister Rola (Christine Solomon) lives. Lisa (Athena Isabel Lebessis ) is desperately seeking a divorce from her husband Sam (Derek Kelly) in order to pursue a Hollywood career. She claims her husband physically abuses her in order to get Sam deported from the States. Rola (Christine Solomon) who is married to a successful lawyer Joe (Tamer Werfalli) both strives to help their friend Sam (Derek Kelly) and her sister's (Darine Hamze) marriage while struggling to have a baby of her own. Betroit addresses issues of domestic violence, culture, love and relationships between both the American and the Middle Eastern culture. A film which takes place in Beirut and Detroit. Betroit is a feature film written and directed by Adel Serhan. Premiering 12-12-12 in Detroit, Beirut and Dubai.Darine Hamze
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorCarlos SedesStarsAmaia SalamancaRicard SalesYolanda AresteguiAmaia Salamanca
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorJoseph RubenStarsJulia RobertsPatrick BerginKevin AndersonA young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.Julia Roberts
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorWilliam A. GrahamStarsShannen DohertyTim MathesonBonnie BartlettA woman recovering from a domestic-violence relationship finds out that her former partner still wants her--even if it means killing her.Shannen Doherty
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorJack BryanStarsFran KranzJocelin DonahueKenny WormaldA man hires an ex-con to kill his sister's abusive husband, but the desperate act sets into motion a shocking series of events in this intense indie drama.Jocelin Donahue
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorMichael AptedStarsJennifer LopezBilly CampbellTessa AllenAfter running away fails, a terrified woman empowers herself in order to battle her abusive husband.Jennifer Lopez
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - StarsThiago FragosoFernanda SouzaDalton VighA countryside young man gifted with precognitive powers moves to the big city, where he meets some unscrupulous people interested in his gift, and the girl he knows is the woman of his life.Sônia, played by Paolla Oliveira suffer domestic violence.
http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorJonathan auf der HeideTony AyresJub ClercStarsColin FrielsJames FraserHenri PhillipsA collection of short films based on stories by Australian writer Tim Winton.Rae played by Rose Byrne in segment The Turning suffer domestic violence.
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorDan IrelandStarsJessica ChastainFrances FisherRupert FriendA teenage orphan spends ten years traveling cross-country experiencing life, love and heartbreak.Jessica Chastain
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorCarole LaureStarsCatherine De LéanLaurent LucasPascale BussièresPascale Bussières
http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorDanny LernerStarsOlga KurylenkoNinet TayebHenry DavidA woman forced to work for the Russian Mafia as an assassin agrees to help her next-door neighbor kill her abusive husband.Ninette Tayeb
http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorMichael Toshiyuki UnoStarsGregory HarrisonJennie GarthSteven KeatsFact-based made-for-TV movie about Laurie Kellogg, who was accused of murdering her husband Bruce in May 1992; told in flashbacks while she's waiting for her judgment. When she was 16, Laurie met Bruce Kellogg, a charming guy 15 years her senior, and soon afterward she moved in with him, unaware that he had "bought" her from her stepfather for $500. At first, the relationship goes well, but Bruce soon shows his real self and the naive young bride's life spins out of control.Jennie Garth
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorPaul MarcusStarsKiefer SutherlandBridget FondaHart BochnerJimmy is married to the abusive Frank, but she's building a nest egg so she can leave. For a year, she's been deaf as a result of one of his beatings. One night, he pushes her over the stairwell, and she ends up in the hospital. When a charred body in her husband's car is pulled from a pond, the cops want to talk to her, but she bolts for her sister's, loses her savings pass-book, and then learns someone has emptied her bank account. She's goes on the run, with the same cops on her trail, and eventually realizes Frank may not be dead. Getting back her money, facing Frank, satisfying the police, and finding her freedom may be more than she can handle.Bridget Fonda
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorAdrienne ShellyStarsKeri RussellNathan FillionJeremy SistoJenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.Keri Russell
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorNeema BarnetteStarsRichard GriecoCynthia GibbCheryl PollakA rape victim learns the truth about her husband when their daughter has a life-threatening illness.Cynthia Gibb
http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorJohn PowerStarsJohn StamosCynthia GibbDavid FaustinoA woman unwittingly marries a psychopathic serial killer.Cynthia Gibb
http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorArmand MastroianniStarsJaclyn SmithBrad JohnsonHilary SwankHooked on steroids and unable to control his bursts of sudden rage, a police officer keeps his wife under his thumb and routinely abuses her behind the closed doors of their house.Jaclyn Smith
http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorLourenço de MelloStarsIsabel AbreuAlbano JerónimoSónia BalacóSusana, a sociology student, interviews Catarina, a woman arrested for killing her husband. Catarina was a victim of domestic violence who decided that everything had to come to an end.Isabel Abreu e Sónia Balacó
http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorPaul ShapiroStarsMary Stuart MastersonAnthony LaPagliaWill RothhaarAfter a woman's husband beats and abuses her, she and her son join the witness protection program and move away secretly.Mary Stuart Masterson
http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorRobert MarkowitzStarsNancy McKeonDale MidkiffGraham JarvisA victim of domestic violence winds up in an ongoing struggle to get the police to take her seriously, until the abuse escalates to the worst extreme.Nancy McKeon
http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorLasse HallströmStarsJulianne HoughJosh DuhamelCobie SmuldersA young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.Julianne Hough
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - StarsMarta EturaEduardo NoriegaDaniel GraoMadrid, end of the 40s. Marta has a promising future when she met Antonio, but a misunderstood loyalty with Rafael, will disrupt their lives. When Antonio falls ill, Marta is forced to put herself to work, exposing herself to Rafael's jealousy, the murmuring of the neighborhood and the indignation of a humiliated husband.Marta Etura
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - StarsPatricia López RíosClaudia AravenaMónica IllanesDramatization of the stories of different women living in their social environments.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m49XLnOyUNA
Ep: Doble Amenaza
EP: !Donde se metió mi hija!
EP: Todos los días a las cinco
EP: Vaso Fragil
EP: Sin Salid
EP: Violencia
EP: Ya no, por favor!
Y muchos otros episódios! - StarsAlinne MoraesAdriana EstevesÂngelo AntônioBlending strong sexual appeal and sophistication, the series shines a new light on what Rio de Janeiro is most famous for: - its beauty and its women.EP: A ATORMENTADA DA TIJUCA
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorJag MundhraStarsAishwarya Rai BachchanMichael WatsonMiranda RichardsonBased on the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, a Punjabi woman, who was abused by her husband for 10 years. After killing her husband in self-defense, Ahluwalia is imprisoned as those close to her fight to set her free.Aishwarya Rai
http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - StarsEnrico CavalleroMaurizio FaninRaffaele SinkovicEP: Troppo amore / Antonia Liskova
http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorMartin DonovanStarsGabriel ByrneNastassja KinskiJohnny WhitworthCharlotte Ellis is a devoted mother, caring for her five children alone, following the departure of her cruel, alcoholic husband Roger To make her situation worse, her son Leon is going off the rails.Nastassja Kinski
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorCraig GillespieStarsMargot RobbieSebastian StanAllison JanneyCompetitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.Margot Robbie
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - CreatorDavid E. KelleyStarsReese WitherspoonNicole KidmanShailene WoodleyThe apparently-perfect lives of upper-class mothers of students at a prestigious elementary school unravel to the point of murder when a single mother moves to their quaint California beach town.Nicole Kidman
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - StarsUlas Tuna AstepeIrem HelvaciogluSinan TuzcuA victim of violence, Nefes fights with Vedat, a psychopath, for her son and herself. In this way, she will experience true love with Tahir, in the Black Sea Region.Nefes suffer a hard violence domestic by her husband
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorYves SimoneauStarsKatharine McPheeDaniel GilliesJohn GloverYoung and wide-eyed, Kathie falls in love with charming yet quirky real estate scion Robert Durst, only to find their marriage turning stranger, darker and more disturbing as time passes.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRA_KVUqEyU
http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorYesim UstaogluStarsFunda EryigitEcem UzunMehmet KurtulusTwo Turkish women, one oppressed by sexist traditions and one liberated by modern mores, have more in common than it would seem.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRA_KVUqEyU
http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorClaude ChabrolStarsEmmanuelle BéartFrançois CluzetNathalie CardonePaul and Nelly have everything to be happy: a dream wedding and a hotel. Until Paul starts to doubt Nelly.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRA_KVUqEyU
http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - StarsBorislav BorisenkoKonstantin DanilyukAleksandr Kobzarhttp://womanviolence.blogspot.com/
- StarsGerardo ChendoBenjamín AmadeoLuisana LopilatoLuisana Lopilato is a women very very mistreated by an very famous and respected man.
EP 1x12: El ídolo de Barro: parte I
EP 1x13: El ídolo de Barro: parte II
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - DirectorRoss KohnStarsTrevor DonovanSunny MabreyJason WilesA woman goes on the run with her children to escape an abusive husband, who is the District Attorney. He puts out an Amber Alert for them.Actress Sunny Mabrey suffer domestic violence in this movie
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http://womanviolence.blogspot.com/ - StarsRhian RamosRafael RosellKiko EstradaThe story revolves around Clara, the abused wife of the womanizer Roman Aguirre who came from an influential political clan. Instead of giving in to the agony of her plight, she chooses to hope and remain resilient for the sake of her family. Until she accidentally meets jason, a man who will love her for real. However, he is ten years younger than her. He, like Clara, is unhappily married to Hannah who is pregnant with their child. In spite of their efforts to keep their rapport amicable, friendship draws them closer together resulting into a romance that then turns into a passionate love affair. But when their secret is discovered, it becomes the greatest threat to their lives.The Character Clara (Rhian Ramos) suffer domestic violence in a very hard way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G43ewIdjXt4 - StarsCho Yeo-jeongKim Kang-wooJeong Woong-inAn unfortunate woman named Jung Seo Yeon, who lives an overall hopeless life, comes across 9.9 million dollars and does whatever she can to keep it. Kang Tae Woo, a former detective, tries to uncover the truth behind his brother's death.Main character Seo-Yeon played by Cho Yeo-jeong
Epis: 01, 04 - DirectorAnubhav SinhaStarsTaapsee PannuPavail GulatiKumud MishraThappad is a story of Amrita whose seemingly perfect life is shattered when her husband slaps her once in a party. But is one slap enough to question what a relationship stands for?Main character played by Taapsee Pannu
- StarsJi Hyun-wooPark Han-byeolRyu Soo-youngLove in Sadness is a love story that encapsulates the mythical-like fate of love that is so coveted that it ignores all bounds. In it, love outweighs what the world thinks, ignores the pain and anguish with it, and pursues its destiny. In the drama, Ma Ri is a beautiful girl, married into wealth with a seemingly perfect life. Ironically, her husband, In Wook, who looks like a more than ideal husband, is an obsessive lunatic who is also violently abusive. When he pushes her too far, she reaches out for help from Jung Won, an honest, smart, handsome plastic surgeon. And when he agrees to help her escape from her husband's hands, they fall in love. But In Wook, who is consumed by his obsession for her, isn't going to let her get away from his grasp. Watch as these two characters struggle to stay on their arduous road to love.Yoon Ma-ri, the main character, is played by two actress Ha Na Park and
Han-byeol Park - StarsSerkan ÇayogluMelisa PamukTayanç AyaydinAdam is an ex-special forces solider who is hired to work as a bodyguard for Yasmine, Timur's wife.Main character, Yasemin, played by Melisa Pamuk
- DirectorCharukesh SekarStarsNaveen ChandraMimmoAishwarya LekshmiA woman takes desperate measures in an attempt to get her abusive husband suspended from police duty.Main character, Amnu, played by Aishwarya Lekshmi
- DirectorDanishka EsterhazyStarsNiamh WilsonJorja CadenceLuke HumphreyAn immigrant bride to a battered wife into an unlikely media sensation.Main character, Lorena, played by Dani Montalvo
- StarsTing MeiYuanzheng FengXuebing WangA domestic violence in a Chinese family, where the husband is a monstrous criminal of domestic violence who unveiled his true temperament after he married a woman with kind heart.a.k.a Don't Respond Strangers
Main character, Mei Xiangnan, played by
Ting Mei - StarsPeter HoJanine Chun-Ning ChangHaolun FanA man lives his life trying to foster a hatred for his enemy and devising ways to seek revenge. Le Jun Kai (Peter Ho) decides to marry his enemy's daughter, Ye Zi (Janine Chang), and then proceeds to mistreat her and make her life as miserable as possible. But there's a small problem.Main character, Ye Zi, played by
Janine Chang - StarsKim Sa-rangYoon Hyun-minPark Eun-hyeA 'wife of a famous broadcaster and freelance entertainer' has been doing well for 12 years. Due to a mistake, her life falls apart overnight However, she learns that there was another reason for her downfall, and so begins her revenge.a.k.a Goddess of Revenge
Main character, Hae-Ra, played by
Sa-rang Kim - DirectorAnne WheelerStarsCaroline DhavernasFrank AdamsonWayne Nicklas1851, Manitoba's Red River Valley. As winter sets in, a young woman on the edge of madness arrives exhausted at the fort, a wilderness station, claiming she murdered her husband. She's placed in a cell; for the next several months, she sews while the local prefect, Henry Mullen, investigates. In flashbacks we see her arranged marriage to the hard-working but angry Simon, who takes her to his half-built homestead and abuses her. She's treated well by his younger brother George, with whom she laughs, but he's too weak to protect her. Is she guilty? At the homestead, Mullen hears a different story, one that exonerates Annie. Can he unearth the truth? Then what?Character played by Caroline Dhavernas.
- DirectorSarah Daggar-NicksonStarsOlivia WildeMorgan SpectorKyle CatlettAfter escaping her violent husband, Sadie makes it her life's mission to help free others in danger. After months of rigorous training in survival skills, boxing, and lethal martial arts, she is back with a vengeance.