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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Child of Rage: A Story of Abuse (1990)

An American documentary produced by Gaby Monet, starring Beth Thomas.
A violent 6 year old girl is interviewed by her therapist. She tells of how her biological father abused her and how she now abuses her family. It then goes on to show her new living conditions and how she has changed.
This started off amazing, but went downhill quickly at the end. The interview footage was very raw and filmed from the therapist's perspective. Beth, her adopted mother and the reform home owner were interviewed. I think that this was all about content in the beginning and switched gears at around 20 minutes of the 27 minute duration. Up until that point, we saw a girl devoid of mercy, remorse, sympathy, etc. Subject covered in this time frame include sticking pins in people and animals, killing baby birds and stealing knives in the hopes of using them as murder weapons. After that 20 minute mark, she goes to church, takes care of animals and cries. I think they broke her. Production was a little low-budget, but I could hear and see everything fine. There were still photos mixed in with the video interviews. This has a 7.4/10 on IMDB, but I think it deserves better. I rate this awesome because you haven't lived until you've heard a 6 year old girl talk about wanting to murder her family.

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