Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America

Name: Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 51 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Kim Mosher, Michael Paymar, Ellen Pence

20102010
51m

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Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America (2010)

$Domestic violence persists in our society and has increased sharply during the Great Recession The complex and troubling causes and consequences of violence against women are refracted through the transformational story of Kim, a Duluth, MN mother of three.$

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Kim, a Duluth, MN mother of three, is at the center of this compelling exploration of gender violence. As Kim and her daughters flee to a domestic violence shelter, we follow the harrowing s... Read allKim, a Duluth, MN mother of three, is at the center of this compelling exploration of gender violence. As Kim and her daughters flee to a domestic violence shelter, we follow the harrowing struggles in a single-parenting survivor's quest to find work, housing and peace of mind. T... Read allKim, a Duluth, MN mother of three, is at the center of this compelling exploration of gender violence. As Kim and her daughters flee to a domestic violence shelter, we follow the harrowing struggles in a single-parenting survivor's quest to find work, housing and peace of mind. This multi-level narrative also examines the causes of domestic violence and solutions that... Read all

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Kim, a Duluth, MN mother of three, is at the center of this compelling exploration of gender violence. As Kim and her daughters flee to a domestic violence shelter, we follow the harrowing struggles in a single-parenting survivor's quest to find work, housing and peace of mind. This multi-level narrative also examines the causes of domestic violence and solutions that have evolved to stop it.

violence against a woman

domestic violence

domestic abuse

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- At a time when domestic violence is surging through the US, the film explores the shocking persistence of violence against women, as refracted through the story of Kim, a Duluth, MN mother of three.
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Moving, Emotional, Informative

Combines an extremely compelling story about Kim, a brave young mother of three daughters, with an interesting background about the battered women's movement. A realistic documentary that doesn't avoid hard and difficult questions, but it's ultimately hopeful. It serves as a basic introduction to many important ideas about domestic violence, and there is a surprising and thought provoking twist at the end.

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