I too grew up with physical and emotional violence. Many of us come from dysfunctional families. When I studied Social Science at University I was then able to see that my upbringing had not been a good one. I was given the knowledge and tools to break the cycle of abuse and although I felt I wasn't a perfect parent I treated my children with love and respect.
I’m praying right now now for all the abused children in this world. God will make their abuser answer to their horrible acts one day and then there will be justice.😢😢😢😢😢
Praying did not help me and my mother…….I was subjected to emotional and physical abuse from the time I was 8 yrs old to age 16 yrs…when my dad divorced my mother and was awarded custody of me, which should have never happened, my mother was admitted to a mental institution for a short time while I was passed around to different relatives, my dad lived 3 hours away and had to work. My mom was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic and even though they put her on antipsychotics, who does the monitoring??? She does and if she didn’t take her medication….look out! I was an only child growing up in the 1960s Girl children always was awarded to moms until the child reaches 14 years old…….My moms family, my grandmother and my uncle lived nearby and my uncle was a probation officer for Sacramento County and also a staunch member in the Morman church, The Mormon elders came over and prayed with us while we were living in squalor, my mom was on AFDC( welfare) and praying did not work! ,,, I was living with cobwebs on the dishes with ants crawling through the cobwebs, cat feces stuck to the kitchen floor, frozen TV dinners and canned food it was what I ate…..everyone turned a blind eye including the church…..PRAYING didn’t do anything….finally moved in with my dad at age 16. This all happened in Sacramento, Ca and my dad lived in the Bay Area for his job in electronics……
Great movie. Some of it hit a little close to home. Growing up we were terrified of my dad. My mom too. Really appreciate the way these women took on the system and bared their souls.
I am a victim of child sexual abuse i was 4 years old when it started it went on for many years 3 of my family members i block it in my mind for so many years when i became a adult i started to remember things of my childhood i cried so much it has effected my whole way of life and thinking i spent many times in a mental health hospital i grew up in a dysfunctional family where there was lots of abuse this movie brings back bad memories for me i have borderline personality disorder biopolor complex post traumatic stress disorder 😢😞
I'm with you. Try to get a spirituel psychotherapist, english is not my natural language,but you need to get rid of this old negative energy that kept you down til now. You are not helpless anymore there is help for you. Let intuition guide you.
I am so sorry to hear about that. Please try to find a psychologist, who performs EMDR therapy. It is specific for traumatic events. It is quick and very efficient. You do not have to through years of therapy. I hope it helps.
I am sorry you went thru that. I, too, was sexualy molested by a friend's grandfather. My mother beat me up,for letting it happen. It was in the early 60s. Blame the victim.l too, blocked it for decades.l did get help. I feel for all children of abuse. With all due respect, even the Melendez brothers. They had a horrific childhood and adulthood. They should be freed.
Marlo Thomas acted in several of these movies about social issues. She was wonderful in them and gave hope to many women. They are difficult to watch but bring to light subjects that were previously hidden. Thanks to all the brilliant actors!
Such a sad story! Its unfortunate to have a mother without guts to stand up for her kids. Glad these women found their voice to speak up and get justice later. Now I clearly understand why some folks have no feelings for anyone or cannot cry no matter what happens. That aside the actresses are lovely! Great cast
In more ways than one especially for children that suffer from every type of abuse there is from one parent while the other looks on sometimes encouraging them,sometimes ignoring them but at no time do they say it's wrong. The child grows up believing some or all the abuse they suffered from is not even abuse,its normal or they're to blame. Fortunately we now live in a western society where all children know or should know that physical & sexual abuse is wrong, not normal & not allowed but that doesn't stop us as adults from repeating patterns of behaviour that can be just as damaging & traumatic to those we love the most- because as soon as babies open their eyes they're learning everything they can see & hear for the first time ever & there's a big difference between behaviour that's taught and behaviour that's learned. Unfortunately some behaviours are still classed as normal & acceptable in our western society But great film but hard to watch in places
This is sad true story these poor siblings were abuse by their crazy father when they were a child. They need therapy to deal with beening abuse as a child by their dad. They deserve to live in peace and have closure. They can't have normal healthy life when they became a adult because of scar of their childhood. They should support each other they are blood related. Their mother was terrible not protecting her kids from their crazy dad abusing them. He need to punish for hurting his daughters when they were little. I hope this story has a happy ending.
This was based on a true story. The father (Edward Rodgers) was actually a top ranking FBI expert on child abuse, believe it or not. The day of the trial, he fled. Hopefully he’s rotting in hell.
Wonder why Hollywood give some roles to same actors. Usual thing. From my research, most of actors like that raped women before. I hope he didnt. But Hollywood is sick
What a horrible man! I had an idealistic childhood. My parents were not abusive and the only fight I remember there being is because my dad was a workaholic!❤
It was the hardest movie I've ever listend. I know how people in my life, as a child and adult, dismissed corporal and psychological abuse - like it is easy to overcome. I can barely stand to hear how everyone looked the other way and how the brothers defended the dad. If this movie is accurately to the real life story; I really didn't know how they could possibly put behind them for good unless abused and held accountable for his abuses.
You're wrong about abused children who repeat the same pattern. I was horribly abused by my father and his paying guest. I never placed a hand on my children. Go figure?9
@@jenniferrevilla5298 Behavior, good or bad is NOT a cycle. If a cop family has a child grow up and become a cop, they don't tell them it's a 'cycle' because it's inaccurate. It's learned behavior, just like abuse is learned behavior.
Those poor small children having to go through that every day of their young lives. Unbearable to watch at times. Their father and mother were like possessed. I am glad that the women were able to talk about the abuse and find some beginning of healing.
Movies like this breaks my heart, I'm just watching i hope get what he deserves.they are good actors in this movie it must of been hard to act the role.😢
Iam sad about the subject but why do none of the comments include the real similarities to this situation , It is pretty common on many levels. My parents are gone and the craziness wasn't to this extent but it wasn't a good life and has left me with codependency and depression. People who are not well should not have children. If I had had any I would have considered giving them up.
I know what it's like to grow up with abuse,my steph brother sexelly abused me and my sister and my sister whas also abused by our steph father. It had a terrible toll on my mental health. I am still in therapy.😢
@@SarahHaywood-b4b Therapy is helpful short-term, but God is the only one with the cure! I used to be suicidal, but after many years of prayer, and seeking God, He has cured me completely. No expensive medicines or a lifetime of therapy. God is the cure to every hurt, although it can take some time, and it has to be His will. I have other issues that still remain, but I will always pray for healing, and even if God doesn't cure me here on earth, He will heal my soul completely in heaven.
Wow! It was so emotional and so touching I don't know if it's just me something about the movie just really touched me reminded me of the past I numbed myself to forgot I cried so much while watching it was really touching
The thing's that happen to us as children stay with us for a lifetime but what we do with them is up to us! Jesus can heal and Love us through anything ❤🙏
A True Story - shows that the Circle of Abuse and Violence will repeat itself over and over again - UNTIL it is stopped ! The ONLY WAY is to confront the demons of the past ! Somehow some way and some day - GO TO SOURCE and deal with it ! BREAK THE CIRCLE FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR LOVED ONES ❤
My husband came from a very abusive relationship when he was a child. He turned to drugs, acholic and gang life. But Jesus healed his brokenness and & today he is a very loving man full of God 's joy. He is my champion!! Psalm 147:3.
Even as adults victims can protect the abuser motivated by fear and anger, I've seen it happening. Victims can abuse and then blame their own victims, through projection,for the original trauma. Very, very difficult.
It was common during that era to beat your children. Heck, they were even allowed to hit kids with a leather strap in school. And there were certain laws passed which made it legal for a teacher to physically 'correct' their students. Thank the Lord in Heaven we live in more enlightened days. It was brave men and women like these that stood up, that made change.
I wonder what happened with her children. The oldest daughter was traumatized by her mother's admission that she felt no love for her. Same with the son.
This movie is verey graphic at times. If people went through child abuse and are still going through the healing process, I would not recommend watching this movie. It is very hard to watch.
Poor family . Unreal mean mom . Horrid no one helped them . Surely someone wouldve had an inkling ? Im glad their pain helped others Always speak truth no matter what .
the youngest had said her husband would divorce her and she would not see her child anymore if she didn't drop the case. That's why she didn't pursue it any further.
first i found it dull then hesitantly watched the characters develop and started to take full interest and then half way through it became so difficult to feel anything but despair and rage and helplessness for these children who became adults and now at more than half way i must say that theres is prob an element of truth to "wheeeeeeeew!" thanks gosh i never happened to be a child of anything but understanding and love..we of course had issues but my soul aches for these children trying to live and survive as adults...i love the cast- i love the idea of presenting the world with an issue like this and now 3/4 way thru its almost as severe as severe gets and the sordid stories resonate with again helplessness and the rage i feel for anyone who lays his or her hand on a loved one...i am sad by all this but when the brothers showed up in court it reminded me of how men feel sometimes different than women.. ***.i had a great mom and great dad and lots of brothers and sisters all ages and kinds too (and i will say that marlo Thomas is a wonderful big sister in this) i feel happy to be part of a big family and now i can finish the movie, but how deep the wounds are left by a man and half mother who may resort to excusing stuff like this as less than important...i think all people who suffer from abuse or neglect should watch this and will may be hard to do so but i learned so much from this ..one being that i feel lucky to have been raised in a nice family (average means and activities all the time )** to all those who didn't i AM sorry ...i have to admit i almost feel guilty ,that i once in a while complain about stuff in my life but thanks for reading if anyone has courage to finish it and thanks for posting the movie ,,i think it may help a lot of people in their quests
Men only worry about their reputation and what others think of him being married to a woman that has made something so personal public. Unless you have been through this kind of trauma and buried it only for it to come back and haunt you, you have absolutely no clue the pain victims like me live with. For me, it all came back In nightmares. 7 years of sexual abuse from age 7. I still deal with it at 57 yrs old. Me and my sisters lived the abuse for 7 years.
I was abused by my mom,i really thought i was gonna die that time,i was bleeding alot bcz she started hitting me with broom stick after that she grabbed my hair n kept kick me in the head n throw rocks on my head n i was like mama pls dnt dnt hurt me pls im begging u😥😥i love u mama pls but she kept going💔💔💔💔she hated me so much until now but i dnt mind but im still hurting😥😥😥😥i dnt care i still love my mom ❤️❤️❤️❤️
The mom seems like she was jealous of her daughters and she was a lying she was telling him not to hit them in the head she could have tooling her kids away from that maniac but she wanted to live the life he was providing for them so she let him do whatever he wanted to those kids he was sick monster and they mom was too
I met to say that she could had took her kids out of that terrible situation but she didn’t because she wanted to live that good life he was providing for them so she didn’t care if the kids were being abused by their so call dad
We don't know how prevalent this is??? If it does happens in the family. In a family. If it happens. In the extended family. The younger EXTENDED. Family member is generally shielded. Completed from this. I could have this happen to my father's cousins. Where we all lived in Kenya. I am just using my imagination. Their father was in RAF. There. Their surname. Was Russell
It's so hard to believe that one's own father would abuse his own kids in such a selfishly-maniacal malignant narcissism - judgement day will be most interesting indeed when payday has come to bite him in the proverbial butt...
He was someone who never understood his obligations towards rights or even the relevance, someone who never made it in politics. His brother never amounted to much in his profession either. He had the very same problems. His brother is finally after 50 years being made to admit what he did. He raped other children too like me in the 70s and 60s. He still tries to deny how disordered he is! The narcissistic attitudes these two brothers have is nonpareil, not like any other. I've been a recovered victim for quite some time because I have loving biological family. His brother s name is Jerry and he was and is extremely jealous and envious of our genius family. He NEVER knew what normalcy, growing up and adulthood was about. He is finally being brought to justice. FYI, 💕❤ Chrissy Comey, Exupery
Did the ladies attorney forget to do her hair or is it supposed to have that 'gee I should have gone to the hair salon but I really didn't have the time' look?
OH MY GOD!!WHAT MAN COULD DO THAT TO HIS CHILDREN!?AND THE MOTHER IS JEALOUS BECAUSE THE HUSBAND IS A PEDOPHIL AND A SADIST!!WHAT IS IT WORTH THAT THEY HAD A BIG HOUSE WHEN THEY LIVED IN FEAR 24 HOURS!?THE ONLY MOVIE THAT CAN BE COMPARED TO THIS IS THE HORROR MOVIE "CARRIE" WHERE A MOTHER ABUSES A DAUGHTER WHO HAS SUPERNATURAL ABILITIES.I KNOW THAT I WATCHED THAT HORROR WHEN I WAS SOME 10 YEARS OLD BECAUSE IN MY TIME WE COULDN'T CHOOSE WHAT TO WATCH ON TV.AND THOSE SCENES REMAINED DEEPLY MEMORIZED BY THE HORROR'S WHICH I SAW THAT EVENING ON TV.I KNOW WE ARE ALL AWARE THAT SUCH PARENTS EXIST, BUT WATCHING WHAT'S LEFT OF THEM AFTER EVERYTHING IS THE HARDEST PART.IN THE END, THE FATHER ESCAPED THE PUNISHMENT, BUT THEY PARTIALLY THROWED OUT ALL THOSE REPRESSED IMAGES WHICH WERE SYSTEMATICLY DESTROYING THEM AND THAT WAS PASSED ON TO THEIR CHILDREN WHO FELT THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT AS IT IS WITH OTHER FAMILIES. RECOMMENDATION FOR THE FILM AND AN EXCELLENT TEAM OF ACTRESSES.GREETINGS FROM ZAGREB, CROATIA!! 🌬️🌀🌌🙏
I too grew up with physical and emotional violence. Many of us come from dysfunctional families. When I studied Social Science at University I was then able to see that my upbringing had not been a good one. I was given the knowledge and tools to break the cycle of abuse and although I felt I wasn't a perfect parent I treated my children with love and respect.
I was brought up in an orphanage where i was beaten black and blue, made to work at 11 and they was one nun doing it..I think I turned ok.
God bless you
Best of luck
I’m praying right now now for all the abused children in this world. God will make their abuser answer to their horrible acts one day and then there will be justice.😢😢😢😢😢
Its the only way. Thank you.
Only after it happens?
Praying did not help me and my mother…….I was subjected to emotional and physical abuse from the time I was 8 yrs old to age 16 yrs…when my dad divorced my mother and was awarded custody of me, which should have never happened, my mother was admitted to a mental institution for a short time while I was passed around to different relatives, my dad lived 3 hours away and had to work. My mom was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic and even though they put her on antipsychotics, who does the monitoring??? She does and if she didn’t take her medication….look out! I was an only child growing up in the 1960s Girl children always was awarded to moms until the child reaches 14 years old…….My moms family, my grandmother and my uncle lived nearby and my uncle was a probation officer for Sacramento County and also a staunch member in the Morman church,
The Mormon elders came over and prayed with us while we were living in squalor, my mom was on AFDC( welfare) and praying did not work! ,,, I was living with cobwebs on the dishes with ants crawling through the cobwebs, cat feces stuck to the kitchen floor, frozen TV dinners and canned food it was what I ate…..everyone turned a blind eye including the church…..PRAYING didn’t do anything….finally moved in with my dad at age 16. This all happened in Sacramento, Ca and my dad lived in the Bay Area for his job in electronics……
@@francesfarmer736 “If I could stop a person from raping a child, I would. That’s the difference between me and your God.” Tracie Harris!
This was such a hard movie to watch 😢💔
My heart broke 💔💔💔 for these ladies, hope they found healing wherever they are.
Great movie. Some of it hit a little close to home. Growing up we were terrified of my dad. My mom too. Really appreciate the way these women took on the system and bared their souls.
Love Marlo
Great actress
Hope you found peace
I am a victim of child sexual abuse i was 4 years old when it started it went on for many years 3 of my family members i block it in my mind for so many years when i became a adult i started to remember things of my childhood i cried so much it has effected my whole way of life and thinking i spent many times in a mental health hospital i grew up in a dysfunctional family where there was lots of abuse this movie brings back bad memories for me i have borderline personality disorder biopolor complex post traumatic stress disorder 😢😞
I am so sorry, 😔
It was brave of you to comment.
God be with you, 🙏
I'm with you. Try to get a spirituel psychotherapist, english is not my natural language,but you need to get rid of this old negative energy that kept you down til now. You are not helpless anymore there is help for you. Let intuition guide you.
I pray for your healing, dear.
I am so sorry to hear about that. Please try to find a psychologist, who performs EMDR therapy. It is specific for traumatic events. It is quick and very efficient. You do not have to through years of therapy. I hope it helps.
I am sorry you went thru that. I, too, was sexualy molested by a friend's grandfather. My mother beat me up,for letting it happen. It was in the early 60s. Blame the victim.l too, blocked it for decades.l did get help. I feel for all children of abuse. With all due respect, even the Melendez brothers. They had a horrific childhood and adulthood. They should be freed.
Marlo Thomas acted in several of these movies about social issues. She was wonderful in them and gave hope to many women. They are difficult to watch but bring to light subjects that were previously hidden. Thanks to all the brilliant actors!
The writer certainly understands the consequences of trauma, ptsd, abuse… great movie
Such a sad story! Its unfortunate to have a mother without guts to stand up for her kids. Glad these women found their voice to speak up and get justice later. Now I clearly understand why some folks have no feelings for anyone or cannot cry no matter what happens. That aside the actresses are lovely! Great cast
Great acting, children who were abused do pass on this turmoil to their own children in more than one way. It's truly sad.
It's spirits being passed on
. By my understanding
Not in all cases
Not all!
They only pass it on if they are taught it's a 'cycle'. If they are taught they have a CHOICE, they are less likely to 'pass it on.'
In more ways than one especially for children that suffer from every type of abuse there is from one parent while the other looks on sometimes encouraging them,sometimes ignoring them but at no time do they say it's wrong. The child grows up believing some or all the abuse they suffered from is not even abuse,its normal or they're to blame.
Fortunately we now live in a western society where all children know or should know that physical & sexual abuse is wrong, not normal & not allowed but that doesn't stop us as adults from repeating patterns of behaviour that can be just as damaging & traumatic to those we love the most- because as soon as babies open their eyes they're learning everything they can see & hear for the first time ever & there's a big difference between behaviour that's taught and behaviour that's learned. Unfortunately some behaviours are still classed as normal & acceptable in our western society
But great film but hard to watch in places
If we heal ourselves by feeling & dealing with emotions & the truth, we heal past & future generations as well as ourselves…do the work!!
Yes.
I saw these traits in a guy that I was about to marry, Thank God for setting me free🙏🏽
Sickening!
The more ppl portray themselves to be wonderful & have a perfect life, the bigger the secrets & skeletons in their closets.
This is sad true story these poor siblings were abuse by their crazy father when they were a child. They need therapy to deal with beening abuse as a child by their dad. They deserve to live in peace and have closure. They can't have normal healthy life when they became a adult because of scar of their childhood. They should support each other they are blood related. Their mother was terrible not protecting her kids from their crazy dad abusing them. He need to punish for hurting his daughters when they were little. I hope this story has a happy ending.
That father belonged in prison for the rest of his life. What a pig.
Brilliant movie Thank You very much
What a powerful movie. Many of the feelings shown I have felt. Too much for me to remember. At least now I don't feel alone in those feelings.
This was based on a true story. The father (Edward Rodgers) was actually a top ranking FBI expert on child abuse, believe it or not. The day of the trial, he fled. Hopefully he’s rotting in hell.
He plays another roll as an abuser in Boys of St. Vincent's ~ true story 😢
Wonder why Hollywood give some roles to same actors. Usual thing. From my research, most of actors like that raped women before. I hope he didnt. But Hollywood is sick
What a powerful and brave movie. Thank you.
What a horrible man!
I had an idealistic childhood. My parents were not abusive and the only fight I remember there being is because my dad was a workaholic!❤
These were just the most adorable little kids that were in this movie....they were such great little actors......
It was the hardest movie I've ever listend. I know how people in my life, as a child and adult, dismissed corporal and psychological abuse - like it is easy to overcome. I can barely stand to hear how everyone looked the other way and how the brothers defended the dad. If this movie is accurately to the real life story; I really didn't know how they could possibly put behind them for good unless abused and held accountable for his abuses.
I love this channel. Thank you! ❤
This movie is very emotional and so true that some things has changed in laws. Sadly there is still child abuse going on
The worst kind of abusers are those in denial ! I’m wishing that the brothers would be put on the stand ,and compelled to tell the truth !
You're wrong about abused children who repeat the same pattern. I was horribly abused by my father and his paying guest. I never placed a hand on my children. Go figure?9
You were stronger than he situation and your children benefited from yo in. Much respect for you, you broke the cycle😍😍
Some don't, but most do unfortunately. Even if they don't, there's other patterns they follow.
@@jenniferrevilla5298 Behavior, good or bad is NOT a cycle. If a cop family has a child grow up and become a cop, they don't tell them it's a 'cycle' because it's inaccurate. It's learned behavior, just like abuse is learned behavior.
Good but depressing true movie.
This was a difficult watch
Those poor small children having to go through that every day of their young lives. Unbearable to watch at times. Their father and mother were like possessed. I am glad that the women were able to talk about the abuse and find some beginning of healing.
Movies like this breaks my heart, I'm just watching i hope get what he deserves.they are good actors in this movie it must of been hard to act the role.😢
Iam sad about the subject but why do none of the comments include the real similarities to this situation , It is pretty common on many levels. My parents are gone and the craziness wasn't to this extent but it wasn't a good life and has left me with codependency and depression. People who are not well should not have children. If I had had any I would have considered giving them up.
I know what it's like to grow up with abuse,my steph brother sexelly abused me and my sister and my sister whas also abused by our steph father.
It had a terrible toll on my mental health. I am still in therapy.😢
@@SarahHaywood-b4b Therapy is helpful short-term, but God is the only one with the cure! I used to be suicidal, but after many years of prayer, and seeking God, He has cured me completely. No expensive medicines or a lifetime of therapy. God is the cure to every hurt, although it can take some time, and it has to be His will. I have other issues that still remain, but I will always pray for healing, and even if God doesn't cure me here on earth, He will heal my soul completely in heaven.
Så fruktansvärt! Jag finner inga ord ! Allt detta dom fick gå igenom kan inte ens föreställa mig !
Just found this movie as I find it must be a good movie to watch ❤
All I can say is THANK YOU !!!!♥♥
Another good one and it is sad Kids are going that for REAL'' THE WAY HE SLAPPED THAT LIL BOY PEEKED OFF
Wow! It was so emotional and so touching I don't know if it's just me something about the movie just really touched me reminded me of the past I numbed myself to forgot I cried so much while watching it was really touching
The thing's that happen to us as children stay with us for a lifetime but what we do with them is up to us! Jesus can heal and Love us through anything ❤🙏
A True Story - shows that the Circle of Abuse and Violence will repeat itself over and over again - UNTIL it is stopped ! The ONLY WAY is to confront the demons of the past ! Somehow some way and some day - GO TO SOURCE and deal with it ! BREAK THE CIRCLE FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR LOVED ONES ❤
Thank-you for posting.✨🙏✨
Right on Time... Thank you❤
My husband came from a very abusive relationship when he was a child. He turned to drugs, acholic and gang life. But Jesus healed his brokenness and & today he is a very loving man full of God 's joy. He is my champion!! Psalm 147:3.
Even as adults victims can protect the abuser motivated by fear and anger, I've seen it happening. Victims can abuse and then blame their own victims, through projection,for the original trauma. Very, very difficult.
The husband's are horrible! They're not even trying to understand.
Very moviing. I like the actresses. They were concincing. Of course those women didn't deserve all that resulted.
Brilliant movie, break your heart to these sisters went through so much without help.
The brothers, want to be glad the dad wasn’t bio sexual.
It was common during that era to beat your children. Heck, they were even allowed to hit kids with a leather strap in school. And there were certain laws passed which made it legal for a teacher to physically 'correct' their students. Thank the Lord in Heaven we live in more enlightened days. It was brave men and women like these that stood up, that made change.
I was born in the 50s. My parents never hit us. It was not all that common at all.
@@aussiemouth747 I am happy for you. Anyone who grew up in a home without physical discipline should feel extremely blessed my friend !
I wonder what happened with her children. The oldest daughter was traumatized by her mother's admission that she felt no love for her. Same with the son.
Marlo looked so natural in those days.
This movie is verey graphic at times. If people went through child abuse and are still going through the healing process, I would not recommend watching this movie. It is very hard to watch.
@ MsMARPIN Yes it was a hard watch but a must watch for those who have been abused to show there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Such a powerful movie.
Poor family . Unreal mean mom . Horrid no one helped them . Surely someone wouldve had an inkling ? Im glad their pain helped others Always speak truth no matter what .
Wow! Heartbreakingly good movie
Well acted , but yes I agree , some parts were difficult to watch . Bless every child that this has really happened to 🇦🇺🦘
So many hidden evils.
That sorry excuse for a mother!!!!
Totally Insane!
I’m confused as to why all four sisters were not in court especially the one who decided to pursue this in the first place
the youngest had said her husband would divorce her and she would not see her child anymore if she didn't drop the case. That's why she didn't pursue it any further.
Love Marlo, also her father Danny Thomas, talented.
What a sick man.. pray the girls received a healing
They so should have included their mother in this lawsuit
first i found it dull then hesitantly watched the characters develop and started to take full interest and then half way through it became so difficult to feel anything but despair and rage and helplessness for these children who became adults and now at more than half way i must say that theres is prob an element of truth to "wheeeeeeeew!" thanks gosh i never happened to be a child of anything but understanding and love..we of course had issues but my soul aches for these children trying to live and survive as adults...i love the cast- i love the idea of presenting the world with an issue like this and now 3/4 way thru its almost as severe as severe gets and the sordid stories resonate with again helplessness and the rage i feel for anyone who lays his or her hand on a loved one...i am sad by all this but when the brothers showed up in court it reminded me of how men feel sometimes different than women..
***.i had a great mom and great dad and lots of brothers and sisters all ages and kinds too (and i will say that marlo Thomas is a wonderful big sister in this) i feel happy to be part of a big family and now i can finish the movie, but how deep the wounds are left by a man and half mother who may resort to excusing stuff like this as less than important...i think all people who suffer from abuse or neglect should watch this and will may be hard to do so but i learned so much from this ..one being that i feel lucky to have been raised in a nice family (average means and activities all the time )** to all those who didn't i AM sorry ...i have to admit i almost feel guilty ,that i once in a while complain about stuff in my life but thanks for reading if anyone has courage to finish it and thanks for posting the movie ,,i think it may help a lot of people in their quests
Thankyou x
Let me tell you! This one was a hard one to watch. The script is a true one of many people in the world right now. 😢
Old but good movie
Men only worry about their reputation and what others think of him being married to a woman that has made something so personal public. Unless you have been through this kind of trauma and buried it only for it to come back and haunt you, you have absolutely no clue the pain victims like me live with. For me, it all came back In nightmares. 7 years of sexual abuse from age 7. I still deal with it at 57 yrs old. Me and my sisters lived the abuse for 7 years.
I was abused by my mom,i really thought i was gonna die that time,i was bleeding alot bcz she started hitting me with broom stick after that she grabbed my hair n kept kick me in the head n throw rocks on my head n i was like mama pls dnt dnt hurt me pls im begging u😥😥i love u mama pls but she kept going💔💔💔💔she hated me so much until now but i dnt mind but im still hurting😥😥😥😥i dnt care i still love my mom ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Your story is like mine…. When my Father finally passed away I felt absolutely nothing 😢
That Dad was an evil ass SOAB
The mom seems like she was jealous of her daughters and she was a lying she was telling him not to hit them in the head she could have tooling her kids away from that maniac but she wanted to live the life he was providing for them so she let him do whatever he wanted to those kids he was sick monster and they mom was too
I met to say that she could had took her kids out of that terrible situation but she didn’t because she wanted to live that good life he was providing for them so she didn’t care if the kids were being abused by their so call dad
Very sad story 😔😢
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Sob just wants to protect his reputation. Children don't make allegations like this for no reason.
All the men and the mother are horrible!! Poor ladies. 😥
Please turn on CC.
We don't know how prevalent this is??? If it does happens in the family. In a family. If it happens. In the extended family. The younger EXTENDED. Family member is generally shielded. Completed from this. I could have this happen to my father's cousins. Where we all lived in Kenya. I am just using my imagination. Their father was in RAF. There. Their surname. Was Russell
Yeah she started it, she should have been there
Deep deep movie
It's so hard to believe that one's own father would abuse his own kids in such a selfishly-maniacal malignant narcissism - judgement day will be most interesting indeed when payday has come to bite him in the proverbial butt...
Sigh! Couldn't finish the movie, too hard to watch, unfortunately!
I couldn't watch certain scenes , it's too hard to watch it .
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He was someone who never understood his obligations towards rights or even the relevance, someone who never made it in politics. His brother never amounted to much in his profession either. He had the very same problems. His brother is finally after 50 years being made to admit what he did. He raped other children too like me in the 70s and 60s. He still tries to deny how disordered he is! The narcissistic attitudes these two brothers have is nonpareil, not like any other. I've been a recovered victim for quite some time because I have loving biological family. His brother s name is Jerry and he was and is extremely jealous and envious of our genius family. He NEVER knew what normalcy, growing up and adulthood was about. He is finally being brought to justice. FYI, 💕❤ Chrissy Comey, Exupery
pure evil
So sad 😭😡
This movie was a hard watch. I cried 😢 at least 4 separate times. #womanpower
Anybody remember "That Girl" - ?
Isn't Marlo a little old to be Mel's sister?
The brothers and husbands were horrible totally non supportive .
The mother should be in jail too
She's just as responsible
Who cares
Weird they had a sibling with an Irish(?) accent.
Do the 10 commandments say not to abuse children? They should.
🎬Cross of Fire 1989. Mel Harris & John Heard 📣
Did the ladies attorney forget to do her hair or is it supposed to have that 'gee I should have gone to the hair salon but I really didn't have the time' look?
This is very disturbing to watch.
Couldn't watch because no closed captioning offered.
She needs serious institutional therapy. She is going to destroy her children and unless she focuses on herself and gets the help she needs.
Please upload the film "The weekend "(1999) starring Brooke Shields.
.mothers protect the husbands all in the thing of DON'T soil the families reputation 😢😢
OH MY GOD!!WHAT MAN COULD DO THAT TO HIS CHILDREN!?AND THE MOTHER IS JEALOUS BECAUSE THE HUSBAND IS A PEDOPHIL AND A SADIST!!WHAT IS IT WORTH THAT THEY HAD A BIG HOUSE WHEN THEY LIVED IN FEAR 24 HOURS!?THE ONLY MOVIE THAT CAN BE COMPARED TO THIS IS THE HORROR MOVIE "CARRIE" WHERE A MOTHER ABUSES A DAUGHTER WHO HAS SUPERNATURAL ABILITIES.I KNOW THAT I WATCHED THAT HORROR WHEN I WAS SOME 10 YEARS OLD BECAUSE IN MY TIME WE COULDN'T CHOOSE WHAT TO WATCH ON TV.AND THOSE SCENES REMAINED DEEPLY MEMORIZED BY THE HORROR'S WHICH I SAW THAT EVENING ON TV.I KNOW WE ARE ALL AWARE THAT SUCH PARENTS EXIST, BUT WATCHING WHAT'S LEFT OF THEM AFTER EVERYTHING IS THE HARDEST PART.IN THE END, THE FATHER ESCAPED THE PUNISHMENT, BUT THEY PARTIALLY THROWED OUT ALL THOSE REPRESSED IMAGES WHICH WERE SYSTEMATICLY DESTROYING THEM AND THAT WAS PASSED ON TO THEIR CHILDREN WHO FELT THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT AS IT IS WITH OTHER FAMILIES. RECOMMENDATION FOR THE FILM AND AN EXCELLENT TEAM OF ACTRESSES.GREETINGS FROM ZAGREB, CROATIA!!
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I love Marlo Thomas, but I hate that she played this part
Way too depressing. I'm out of here
Consider yourself lucky
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59:44 the mom became no better than him