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Tag Archives: sexual abuse
Procession (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The Act of Healing
Netflix documentary film “Procession”, which was released in last week, presents one interesting therapeutic process to observe and appreciate. Mainly revolving around six different men who are all survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests, the documentary gradually reveals their … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Church, Documentary, Real-life figure, Real-life story, sexual abuse
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Slalom (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A chilly but harrowing observation of sexual abuse
French film “Slalom” is often disturbing and uncomfortable to watch as a chilly but harrowing observation of sexual abuse. As its young athlete heroine gets more confused, pressured, and exploited due to someone on whom she is supposed to depend … Continue reading
On the Record (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Another harrowing #MeToo era documentary
Documentary film “On the Record” is often chilling and devastating as listening to several female survivors who were sexually assaulted or abused by a man who is still regarded as one of the most influential figures in the American hip-hop … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Hip-hop, Music, Real-life figure, Real-life story, sexual abuse, Sexual violence
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Rewind (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Rewinding to the abuse in his past
Sasha Joseph Neulinger’s first feature documentary film “Rewind” is often uncomfortable and disturbing to watch for good reasons. Calmly digging into his traumatic childhood past via a series of old home video clips shot around that terrible period, the documentary … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Family, Filmmaker, Real-life figure, Real-life story, sexual abuse
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Athlete A (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A shocking sexual abuse case behind USA Gymnastics
It is often difficult to process what is told in Netflix documentary film “Athlete A”, which was released on this Wednesday. Like many other recent documentary films on sexual abuses, the documentary gives us a series of devastating testimonies on … Continue reading
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Tagged Athlete, Documentary, Gymnastics, Real-life figure, Real-life story, sexual abuse
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By the Grace of God (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Against unjust silence
French film “By the Grace of God”, which won the Jury Grand Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival early in last year, shook me hard with its sobering and harrowing tale loosely based on a real-life sexual abuse scandal … Continue reading
Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Two faces of a yoga guru
Netflix documentary film “Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator”, which was released on this Wednesday, presents a very disturbing case of sexual predation revolving around a yoga guru who was once quite popular for many years in US. While it is interesting … Continue reading
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Share (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): After that night
HBO TV movie “Share”, which was bought by HBO shortly after it was shown at Sundance Film Festival early in this year, is a restrained but undeniably harrowing drama about one adolescent girl whose normal life is suddenly turned upside … Continue reading
Leaving Neverland (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A sobering allegation of sexual abuse
HBO documentary film “Leaving Neverland” gave me a number of sobering moments I will easily not forget for a while. As listening to two men who were allegedly abused and molested in sexual ways by Michael Jackson when they were … Continue reading
The Tale (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): How differently she remembers
Memory can be deceptive at times, and HBO film “The Tale” explorers that tricky aspect through its heroine’s painful emotional journey into her past. As she comes to realize how unreliable her memories are, she comes to see more of … Continue reading
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