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1) A vigilante
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Give her a call, and she'll give justice. After escaping her violent husband, Sadie makes it her life's mission to help free others in danger. Now, after months of rigorous training in survival skills, boxing, and lethal martial arts, Sadie is back with a vengeance in this fight-packed action-thriller.
2) Mom and Dad
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A teenage girl and her little brother must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origins causes parents to turn violently on their own kids.
Language
English
Description
An uneducated woman living in the rural American south who was raped by her father, deprived of the children she bore him and forced to marry a brutal man she calls "Mister" is transformed by the friendship of two remarkable women, acquiring self-worth and the strength to forgive.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Reserved yoga instructor May lives a peaceful, clean-living life with her boyfriend. Her carefully maintained equilibrium is thrown out of balance by the arrival of her long-lost sister Shiva; a street-smart yet naive young woman caught working the streets and in an abusive relationship. May feels compelled to rescue the hapless Shiva but as she takes steps to pull Shiva back from the edge she finds herself increasingly drawn out of her sedate world...
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This 11-minute documentary gives insight into the activist efforts of a group of men in the town of Gloucester, MA. Using footage from anti-violence marches and centering on community men speaking out against violence and domestic abuse, this video is an effective case study of how men can come together to challenge the violent construction of masculinity. With its focus on taking action to make change, Breaking our silence is an excellent case study...
7) Ocean boy
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Bosch, a young father, goes on the run with his son, Rockit, who believes they're on a magical holiday.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Bunny King is a mother of two and rough-cut diamond with a sketchy past. While battling the system to try and reunite with her children, a confrontation leads Bunny to take her niece Tonyah under her wing. With the world against them both, Bunny's battle has just begun."--Container insert.
9) Raging bull
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
A biographical film about psychologically destructive, violent middleweight champion Jake La Motta.
10) Lightning bug
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
A story of a young boy growing up poor and misunderstood in the rural South. He dreams of escaping by becoming a special effects make-up artist in Hollywood. In the tiny bedroom of his rundown mobile home, he teaches himself how to create his favorite horror movie characters but the real monster is down the hall, drinking at the kitchen table, waiting for the next victim.
11) Take my eyes
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
Español
Description
After a night in which she runs away from him in fear, a wife and husband struggle to rebuild their relationship.
12) Falling down
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Follows a troubled man, Bill Foster, who has a mental breakdown and embarks upon an increasingly violent crime spree across Los Angeles. A police detective, Sgt. Prendergast, who is working his last day before retiring, is the only one who correctly pieces together the clues. Prendergast races to find and arrest Foster before the dangerous and unpredictable man reaches his destination: his ex-wife and young daughter.
13) Raging bull
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Jake La Motta is a boxer whose psychological and sexual complexities erupt into violence both in and out of the ring. His brother Joey falls prey to Jake's mounting paranoia and jealousy, while fifteen-year-old Vickie, becomes Jake's wife and most prized trophy. The same anger that drives Jake in the ring, ultimately drives him to beat his wife and brother, and sends Jake down a self-destructive spiral of paranoia and rage.
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Holly Collins came to the family court of Minnesota with the intention of bringing charges of domestic violence against her ex-husband. The courts granted full custody of her children to her and her children's abuser. In 1994, Holly Collins became an international fugitive when she ignored the court's ruling, grabbed her three children, and went on the run from her abusive ex-husband.
15) Bug
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Agnes has finally escaped her abusive ex-husband Goss, who has recently been released from state prison. Agnes is a lonely waitress with a tragic past who moves into a sleazy, run-down Oklahoma motel room with her lesbian co-worker R.C. She, in turn, introduces Agnes to Gulf War veteran, Peter, a peculiar, paranoiac drifter and they begin a tentative romance. However, things don't always seem as they appear and Agnes is about to experience a claustrophobic...
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In 2007 a group of Aboriginal women from the Fitzroy Valley in Australia's remote northwest decided enough was enough. Their community had experienced 13 suicides in 13 months. Reports of family violence and child abuse were commonplace and alcohol consumption was rising at an alarming rate. Something had to be done. Something had to change. A group of courageous Aboriginal women from across the Valley came together to fight for a future. For everyone...
17) The gateway
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Parker is a down on his luck social worker who finds himself in over his head when he tries to protect his client from her recently paroled husband. Can Parker save the family from the violent threat of the maniacal drug dealer and his crew, desperate to reclaim their priceless stash at any cost?
18) A vigilante
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A vigilante saves victims from their domestic abusers.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A young amateur fighter makes an enemy with a hardened thug when he gets between his next-door neighbor and her abusive ex-boyfriend. As his personal life becomes threatened, he realizes he must finish the fight that he started, but this time they₂ll settle it in the ring for thechampionship.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"On Christmas Day, 1929, respected tobacco farmer Charlie Lawson shot his wife and six of his children, and then turned the gun on himself in one of the most brutal murder-suicides in Southern history. Charlie took his reasons to the grave, but his crime has since sparked numerous controversies, generational family feuds, ghost stories, murder ballads, even a tourist attraction and traveling exhibits. This film explores the tall tales and controversies...
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