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  • 2014
  • TV-14
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2014
  • TV-14
  • 1 h 20 m

Summary Every day in the US, at least four women are murdered by abusive (and often, ex) partners. Through the eyes of two survivors – Deanna Walters, a mother who seeks justice for the crimes committed against her at the hands of her estranged husband, and Kit Gruelle, an advocate who seeks justice for all women – Private Violence looks at the ...

  • 2014
  • TV-14
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2014
  • TV-14
  • 1 h 20 m

Private Violence

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary Every day in the US, at least four women are murdered by abusive (and often, ex) partners. Through the eyes of two survivors – Deanna Walters, a mother who seeks justice for the crimes committed against her at the hands of her estranged husband, and Kit Gruelle, an advocate who seeks justice for all women – Private Violence looks at the ...

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Oct 16, 2014
Private Violence makes painfully clear the emotional and legal hurdles battered women endure just to feel safe again in or outside the home.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
75
Oct 23, 2014
Private Violence is extremely sad, but it has a lot of hope.
By Sheila O'Malley FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 16, 2014
The obstacles against effectively protecting battered women and prosecuting their abusers are vividly illustrated in Private Violence.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
67
Oct 16, 2014
A documentary is about storytelling and Private Violence is structured very much like a law-and-order procedural, so an investigation and a build-up to a trial that can't be featured on-screen is anti-climactic storytelling.
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Oct 16, 2014
Though the film addresses some questions that remain a sticking point in helping abused women, it sheds little new light on them for viewers who've spent any time thinking about this upsettingly widespread phenomenon.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Markay Media, Artemis Rising Foundation, Candescent Films, Chicken And Egg Pictures, HBO Documentary Films
Release Date Oct 17, 2014
Duration 1 h 20 m
Rating TV-14
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Website http://www.privateviolence.com/
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Awards

Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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