Domestic Violence Movies

AND SO I STAYED is an award-winning documentary about survivors of abuse fighting for their lives and spending years behind bars. These women paid a s...

A woman barely holding her family together, has to try even harder when her 14 year old daughter tells her she's pregnant and doesn't want her violent...

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 alone...

A Nova Scotian woman falls into a violently abusive relationship with a disgusting man, finally taking drastic measures to get rid of him forever.

Nightmares Never Die is a short film which throws light upon anxiety & depression, which has been caused by domestic violence.

A son struggles with his father’s violent tendencies while his late mother attempts to help him.

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

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

The domestic violence suffered by a tamal saleswoman leads her to take impulsive measures in the search for justice, and to protect her family.

To escape a marriage arranged by her extremely religious father, a young girl seizes the chance to run away and save more than herself.

When love can hurt and be dangerous, when men can be violent and become crazy, when women have no way to defend themself there is nothing left on eart...

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 m...

After her father unexpectedly hits her, a young girl decides to toughen up.

A woman must safe herself and escape from a bizarre black room where she waltz with her biggest fear and trauma. A Choreography of Violence is a short...

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 of thei...

This documentary is a sad sight of the reality of child abuse victims who now live in public shelters in Brazil, with stories told by themselves. Chil...