family violence

Seven-year-old Callie, silent since a violent incident in her home three years earlier, is dragged off into the forest by her drunk, irrational father Griff one morning, and when her friend, Petra, disappears from her home at the same time, things begin to look very dark for Griff.

The death of her abusive, manipulative older sister prompts seventeen-year-old Em to remember their unpleasant life together, with their parents and then later on their own.

Ivan Zoschenko, a high school football hero, returns to Coal Run years after a mining explosion that killed his father and devastated the community, intent on a showdown with former teammate Reese Raynor who is slated for release from prison where he spent fifteen years for beating his wife into a coma.

A discussion of family violence and abuse telling of emotional and sexual abuse, and how to heal after receiving abuse.

Bobby Dodge, sniper for the Massachusetts State Police, encounters a situation where he makes a split-second decision to kill the man holding a woman and her son hostage; however, things begin to unravel when the woman turns out not to be what she appeared and Dodge becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation.

Discusses the use of drugs in a domestic environment, the resulting violence that can occur, and ways of coping with the situation.

Uses the true story of a battered woman to explore the actions and motivations of many poor battered women on welfare in the United States.

Profiles ten American women from different regions, ethnic backgrounds, and times who are working or have worked against violence.

Presents various perspectives on issues related to domestic violence.