Child Abuse Movies

A poignant all-Indigenous English and Cree-English collaborative documentary that breaks long-held silences imposed upon indigenous children who were...

Based on the custody case involving Elizabeth Morgan and the subsequent Elizabeth Morgan Act.

In the 19th century, children -- particularly the children of the poor -- were considered to be an exploitable resource of docile and cheap labor....

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

TV drama about a young girl who is sexually abused inside her own family

Six survivors of sexual abuse speak of the consequences of growing up with the secret of their abuse.

A look at the Turpin family case

The film follows five years in the life of a young girl as she struggles against an onslaught of good intentions. From her first encounter with the...

The dramatic short, Little Wings, explores the trauma of child abuse through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy named Thomas. In this emotional tale,...

After his release from a wrongful incarceration, Adam Wurlitz, secures a job as a live-in groundskeeper for abusive father and angry entrepreneur,...

Jonathan must protect himself and his younger sister by escaping the home of their abusive father.

The four adult heroes and heroines of the film, who were selected in a casting call posted on TV, speak candidly on camera from the very beginning of...

A foreboding glimpse into the life of a girl under pressure from her parents concerning her eating behavior and childish tastes. Ignoring the family...

Four intertwined stories address different views of child sexual abuse and child pornography on the Internet.

Juana, Mar, and Eduardo tell their stories of abuse.

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

Gives voice to the experiences of Irish institution survivors and focuses on the life and upbringing of one survivor, Anne Silke. Silke was fostered...

An international investigation into the Rajneesh movement. One of the world's biggest and most successful cults, it had communes in more than 30...

Penn State football icon Joe Paterno went from revered patriarch to reviled pariah. A look back, now, ten years after the Penn State sex abuse...