Child Abuse Movies

An international investigation into the Rajneesh movement. One of the world's biggest and most successful cults, it had communes in more than 30...

The imprint of the past is made present by the return of three migrants to a community in the upper Mixteca region of Oaxaca, where the three stories...

A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human...

The film follows five years in the life of a young girl as she struggles against an onslaught of good intentions. From her first encounter with the...

Remy navigates her complicated relationship with her alcoholic mother while confronting the unhealthy co-dependency underlying her lifelong...

Teo is a Somali boy living in Rome, where his mother works in service to a wealthy family. Friendly and outgoing, the young man immediately befriends...

A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school.

Brutally abused by his parents, teenage Thomas finds comfort in associating with a film director who is making a documentary about physical child...

An unlikely combination of objects and people are assembled to create this heartwarming tale of perseverance, friendship and love.

Ranka is a street orphan, all of ten years old. He makes manjha used in kite flying for a living, and he has to take care of his three-year-old...

A serial killer dispassionately discusses the nuts and bolts of his grisly avocation, as well as the youthful traumas which helped to mold him into a...

Four boys survive on the seedy night streets of St Kilda’s red-light district in Australia in the 1980s, turning tricks for a feed and drugs....

A woman returns to her childhood home following her father's death, and begins to remember the horrors of her past.

A man talks about his tendencies, which he is trying to overcome. He has sexually assaulted young girls on multiple occasions and has been caught...

When Nina was 8 years old, the foster father's sexual abuse began. Nina tried to convince herself that this incomprehensible thing was not true.

The powerful and inspiring story of Andy Woodward, one of the first footballers to come forward with allegations of sexual abuse in the national...

An altar boy and a gardener decide to break a long and painful silence by denouncing the Catholic priest who abused them as minors. This...

An innocent child’s drawings mask a sinister reality when her secret online friend convinces her to play a deadly game that turns her home into...

Connects seven stories of children facing different forms of violence, exploring how unresolved childhood trauma can lead to struggles in adulthood,...

Claudia revisits the house where she spent summers.