Domestic Violence Movies

Gabriel, a ten-year-old boy, is running through the night. He seems traumatized.

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...

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...

Elena's excitement for a day at the pool with her mother is shattered when she witnesses an episode of violence between her parents. Elena plays...

Four budding activists battle personal and political barriers to find their voice in the movement to end violence against women in Canadian.

Stacey Dooley goes behind closed doors and speaks to the now younger face of domestic violence. She questions victims and abusers to try and...

A drama set in a small rural town in Lebanon about Yvette who is past 30, unmarried, devoutly religious and still living with her parents. Today, she...

TJ is a mad bastard, and his estranged 13‐year‐old son Bullet is on the fast track to becoming one, too. After being turned away from his...

Giulio is a young adult trapped in a routine of precarious jobs and distant relationships. Torn between the weight of family expectations and his...

Adil is an assistant prosecutor, the only son in a patriarchal family. Currying favor at work in front of the boss, he "excuses" the family abuser in...

A glimpse into the lives of a family torn apart by violence.

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...

Clara meets John at a particularly vulnerable time in her life. She is "blinded" by love and he becomes her world. The intense relationship then...

A cynical NYPD domestic violence officer ends up falling in love with a woman running away from her obsessive and abusive husband.

Amélia begins to sing in her husband's church, Preacher Sérgio, and from then on she becomes aware of her annulment and servitude....

A documentary about the Women's Shelters and the centers for support for women escaping domestic violence.

On Halloween night, in a women’s shelter, 7-year-old Lynn sulks about missing her old house and dares to leave her mother’s bed in a...

When a Filipino-American family reunites for a Christmas party, the holiday takes a dark turn when they conspire to murder the abusive bully of the...

In a small town in the Canadian Arctic, Ippik, a young Inuit woman, suffers in an abusive relationship. She starts to heal when she connects with...