Did any of you manage to watch it till the end?
i couldn't
i couldn't
An american crime
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What is it about?
from IMDB "Those who do not have a background in child abuse, will find this very disturbing. It is a horror film that displays what goes on all over America, and is not always noticed, or, if noticed, is not always reported.
The film stars Catherine Keener as a mother that is overwhelmed by the fact that she has a half dozen kids to feed and little money coming in. He husband is not providing support, and neither is the father of her last child. Have to supervise her brood with a drug problem (albiet a legal one), is overwhelming.
When she is unable to handle the fact that her eldest is getting out of control and following in her footsteps, she selects one of the girls she is caring for to scapegoat. In other words, this girl (Ellen Page) will bear the scars and marks that she can't place on her own children. She shifts the blame from her and her children to Sylvia. Sylvia soon becomes the target of all the neighborhood children, believing that they are "teaching her" to be good. The adults in the neighborhood hear the screams coming from the house as she is burned with cigarettes and branded with a hot wire, and turn the other way.
It is a hard film to watch, even for those of us who have seen the results many times. For those not exposed to this stain on America, it can be very traumatic. Be forewarned."
man, i have seen a lot of shit, i dont mind scary movies, suspense, gore and whatever, but i couldn't stand watching that one
The film stars Catherine Keener as a mother that is overwhelmed by the fact that she has a half dozen kids to feed and little money coming in. He husband is not providing support, and neither is the father of her last child. Have to supervise her brood with a drug problem (albiet a legal one), is overwhelming.
When she is unable to handle the fact that her eldest is getting out of control and following in her footsteps, she selects one of the girls she is caring for to scapegoat. In other words, this girl (Ellen Page) will bear the scars and marks that she can't place on her own children. She shifts the blame from her and her children to Sylvia. Sylvia soon becomes the target of all the neighborhood children, believing that they are "teaching her" to be good. The adults in the neighborhood hear the screams coming from the house as she is burned with cigarettes and branded with a hot wire, and turn the other way.
It is a hard film to watch, even for those of us who have seen the results many times. For those not exposed to this stain on America, it can be very traumatic. Be forewarned."
man, i have seen a lot of shit, i dont mind scary movies, suspense, gore and whatever, but i couldn't stand watching that one
Sounds shitty imo, doubt I will ever watch it
Sounds horrible, I'll give it a watch.
I saw it and I saw The Girl Next Door which is a based a film on book based on the true events of Slyvia Likens. Both really horrible to watch really, some of the stuff was really gruesome to see. The bottle incident took in An American Crime really sticks out to use an unfortunate phrase.
Bottle incident?
I want to know, not many things you can do with a bottle that aren't intriguing
Yeah I want to know too. fecked up or not, you got me wondering now!
ok, watch the movie then
but don't tell me i didnt warn you
but don't tell me i didnt warn you
Ok, I will. Film called "An American Crime" i guess? Ill try hunt it down online..
I can't stand Catherine Keener, how fecking irritating is she? Ellen Page is annoying as well, little cnut she is.
Anyway I can't actually watch the movie because of this
Did any of you manage to watch it till the end?
i couldn't
Saw it. The disturbing thing is the movie is based on a real story.
The movie isn't scary but does reflects the cruelty and the abuse that a 16 year old girl received.
It does get to you in the end.