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Battered

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  • 1989
  • 58m
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Battered (1989)
An investigation of domestic violence in American homes. Originally aired on HBO, the film is notable for its level headed look at abusers as well as victims.
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Lee Grant's acclaimed 1989 investigation of domestic violence in American Homes. Battered is the powerful, if harrowing portrait of a life lived in constant fear of the people closest to you... Read allLee Grant's acclaimed 1989 investigation of domestic violence in American Homes. Battered is the powerful, if harrowing portrait of a life lived in constant fear of the people closest to you. Intimate interviews with the victims and children of the cycle are combined with the eye... Read allLee Grant's acclaimed 1989 investigation of domestic violence in American Homes. Battered is the powerful, if harrowing portrait of a life lived in constant fear of the people closest to you. Intimate interviews with the victims and children of the cycle are combined with the eye opening and heart breaking stories of the abusers themselves to take you deeper into ever... Read all

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    • Director
      • Lee Grant
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      • Lisa Bianco
      • Lee Grant
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      • September 13, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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      • English
    • Production companies
      • Feury/Grant Entertainment
      • HBO Films
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