Domestic Violence Movies

Made with a message of hope, Rites of Passage is a raw, uncensored and honest film inspired by the life experiences of the young people involved in...

In 1976 a small group of women in Montgomery County, PA sat together around a kitchen table to discuss the Women’s Movement. They were aware of...

This short film traces the moments between a neighbor’s phone call and the arrival of the police, when Jesse and his lover test the boundaries...

"Scars," is a short film that explores the horror of domestic abuse. The story follows James through a nightmarish experience of his past...

Valerie faces the challenge of leaving an abusive relationship with the help of her two friends.

The wife and son of an unemployed, foul-tempered man suffer under ever-worsening domestic violence. One day while his father is taking a nap, the...

Athena was abused by her father during her childhood. Years later, without answers and marked by the absence of justice, she decides to take matters...

Jaroslav is a handsome and seemingly good-natured son, father and decent husband. But in fact he is pathologically jealous of his wife Blanka and...

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

Bruises Behind Closed Doors takes its audience into the life of Herbert, an abusive husband who has been secretly in with another woman throws his...

Renata and Gabriel, a young couple of actors, arrives to their apartment ready to have a night of pleasure, until she finds an used condom that makes...

An intimate account of a highly toxic relationship: during a lengthy visit from her boyfriend’s mother, the filmmaker documents the arguments...

Lucy travels to an isolated house in the forest to wait for her sister. They have worked out a risky scheme for their future and all she needs to do...

A short animated film in which five young people tell of their experiences of domestic violence. Emma and her mother escape from a violent father by...

Scars Unseen is a ‘triumph of the human spirit’ documentary following three women who have overcome domestic violence and are paying it...

During a romantic wedding anniversary dinner, Laila is callously served with divorce papers. Her husband, Raoul, takes this opportunity to let her...

Following a series of intimate conversations between a former couple who lived through two years of domestic abuse, A Better Man infuses new energy...

Documentary exploring the complex issue of domestic violence.