This movie has so many emotions to it, I cannot name just one feeling that I felt. What an eye opener for Brittan, not to mention all states. This may be an older movie but the message is just the same today. The things that are happening to our children in this day & age are unimaginable. I pray that the victims in these movies find solace. I am appalled as to the long string of adults that this child came in contact with and failed her. From her blood to the system. How she lived daily is a mystery. For such a young girl to muster the strength and courage to live on a daily bases is unreal. This poor girl is the perfect picture to a broken system. I had to check twice to be sure that this was a true story. It is unbelievable!!
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Unbearable fate for a poor girl and horrible adults!!
seve07225 June 2018
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I watched this movie long ago in 1997 and it scared me to death when it was aired in my country,France..Why?Why do adults are able to harm such a young girl and to treat her like an object?Poor Kerry.I always felt bad for her since the beginning of the movie which quickly becomes horrific.Poor Kerry is beaten,raped by her mother and her stepdad who is deranged too.But if it was only that.No that's not the whole thing.Poor girl is also pimped by her father,yes PIMPED!!! He tells her to do the business ,the job and she will get money without caring for her and the consequences on Kerry's mind..She eventually leaves home but luckily she is found by her teacher ,a gentle male who cares about her and tries to help the best he can.But in the new institution or foster home Kerry is pimped by a guy and later raped by a social worker..yuck! It's hard to watch and stomach..too much is too much! Eventually Kerry asks to leave and goes in a safe home where she will be sheltered by a sweet and caring foster mom who will help her to talk..i could breathe at the end ,at the very end only when everything ceased,when the adults stopped to molest Kerry.But throughout the movie i kept wondering "When?When will this nightmare stop?"because it is difficult to see the end of that.Real kerry survived but probably with emotional scars and a lot of therapy.I would have killed myself.However i tend to think that the mother belonged to a paedophile circle regarding her attitude and her careless friends who seemed to be Ok with the inadequate games at the party.I 'm almost sure of that.The only flaw in this movie is maybe that every adult is shown as a potential molestor.EVERY ADULT..it isn't true in real life for most kids and fortunately! The actress playing Kerry is very good though and convincing,emotional and the teacher too but the mother seemed a bit of a caricature to me.At last this movie must be seen but not to everyone because it is very disturbing emotionally and morally.
No Child of Mine.
hasheart5 March 2016
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First of all I do want to say something abut the movie. Even though it seems too unrealistic to be sexually abused by one's mother, father, parents friends, etc. it does happen. I speak from personal experience. Not only was I sexually abused by the ones mentioned, but I was abused sexually by those whom I thought were my friends and my then husband. In my opinion, changing the names, dates, and locations make it seem less believable. I don't know what happened to the real Kerry, but for me with therapy and more importantly, the grace of the Lord, I don't have flashbacks any longer and am in a very healthy and loving relationship. Furthermore, I'm now an ordained non denominational minister who reaches out to those who have been sexually abused. Anyone who wants to chat, feel free to message me. God bless.
saw it in 1997
cadippoz18 April 2004
I saw this film when it had just come out, my whole year at school aged between 16 and 17 watched it as as part of a media class after a girl videoed it off the tv. What can i say, it left me and several of my class mates in tears, i dont think that a word was spoken between us for over an hour.
It is an insight to the lives of "normal" people that we do not see in all the glitz and glamour of films today, it tells of something that is hidden form the public eye and it was suddenly in front of us in full view. So much so that even now, seven years on the film still haunts me. I agree that the film made me sick to my stomach but is definatly one to watch, if only for the skill of the acting.
It is an insight to the lives of "normal" people that we do not see in all the glitz and glamour of films today, it tells of something that is hidden form the public eye and it was suddenly in front of us in full view. So much so that even now, seven years on the film still haunts me. I agree that the film made me sick to my stomach but is definatly one to watch, if only for the skill of the acting.
Compelling
lmackay3620 October 2005
I cried through most of this movie. It was such a compelling story. What this poor girl went through with both her mother, father and all others around her was just terrible. It just floors me that someone might even think of putting their own children through this. Sad part is that it is no doubt happening somewhere in the world right now. It makes you want to hug your own children. I think this movie is a must see. Not for the faint of heart though! Does anyone know what is the name of the last song played in the movie? I have been searching for a few years now but I haven't had any luck in finding it. It was so haunting. If you know could you let me know. Thanks Lisa
Awful movie based on a real story but somewhat excessive
seve07225 June 2018
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I watched this movie long ago in France and rewatched it very recently and it moved me to tears and i wanted to cry and help Kerry to leave this hell.Poor Kerry is supposed to be 12 or 13 and is constantly abused by her mother,dad and stepdad Graham in the movie..That's awful..This movie is very emotional and has good points like the fight of Kerry to survive and her determination when she deserts home and calls the hotline for abused children.
But one thing seemed to me a bit dangerous or excessive..in the movie almost EVERY ADULT OR MAN ESPECIALLY COMES TO RAPE KERRY ,the stepdad to begin then she is pimped by perverts and then a social worker abuses her ..That's enough!!! And that's a bit too much.I do want to believe that Kerry was raped repeatedly but not by every man she encountered..Except the black teacher who wants to help her EVERY MAN IS AN ABUSER HERE..It's a movie to distrust men and to hate them whereas in real life some men are nice and not able to harm children .It sometimes puzzled me and i wanted to shout "STOP STOP LEAVE THIS GIRL ALONE..She's not an object you're sick!!"I also tend to think that the real mother of Kerry belongs to a paedophile circle too and maybe her friends are part of this.
The end is horrible too with the noisy tears but fortunately i could breathe at this very moment and say"..Kerry's in good hands.She gonna live despite everything and start to tell her story and what has been done to her and slowly rebuild herself thanks to the sweet foster mom.But it's very tragical and oppressive .This movie is a must to understand the distress of abused children but it is hard to watch and to stomach..Precious is a bit similar but i find it hard to believe that many children go through this even if i hope that the real Kerry is ok now or feels better even if some scars will never disappear..
But one thing seemed to me a bit dangerous or excessive..in the movie almost EVERY ADULT OR MAN ESPECIALLY COMES TO RAPE KERRY ,the stepdad to begin then she is pimped by perverts and then a social worker abuses her ..That's enough!!! And that's a bit too much.I do want to believe that Kerry was raped repeatedly but not by every man she encountered..Except the black teacher who wants to help her EVERY MAN IS AN ABUSER HERE..It's a movie to distrust men and to hate them whereas in real life some men are nice and not able to harm children .It sometimes puzzled me and i wanted to shout "STOP STOP LEAVE THIS GIRL ALONE..She's not an object you're sick!!"I also tend to think that the real mother of Kerry belongs to a paedophile circle too and maybe her friends are part of this.
The end is horrible too with the noisy tears but fortunately i could breathe at this very moment and say"..Kerry's in good hands.She gonna live despite everything and start to tell her story and what has been done to her and slowly rebuild herself thanks to the sweet foster mom.But it's very tragical and oppressive .This movie is a must to understand the distress of abused children but it is hard to watch and to stomach..Precious is a bit similar but i find it hard to believe that many children go through this even if i hope that the real Kerry is ok now or feels better even if some scars will never disappear..
A delicate and emotive subject, needed to be aired.
garyshack30 October 2004
A young lady abused by her parents and others, eventually finding a safe haven through a teacher who did his best to help. He did happen to mention 'a place near Bournemouth' and 'Childline' which did point her in the write direction. I hope for her sake, as there was no follow up to the film, that she has now found that all adults are not the same and she has found happiness. I am a child care officer and I was moved to tears with this film. The acting and direction was just right for a very delicate subject, which needed to to be brought to the surface. I applaud the TV company for airing it, as I am sure it took a brave decision. It was a class film full of emotion which, I don't believe it has been on since, anybody know if it is available on DVD or VHS?
An emotional landmine of realism!
nickacarriker5 July 2019
Though a low budget picture, No Child of Mine's gritty filmography, overly realistic acting, and depiction of graphic child abuse as well as self harm shows that this movie is something to applaud and be overly greatful for.
Amazingly Sad and DISTURBING, One of the most gripping true tales I have ever seen. A great movie is a must watch, this movie YOU HAVE TO WATCH.
tkaine322 June 2019
"NO CHILD OF MINE"
10/10
I'll keep this as short as possible.
Todays date is June 21st,2019 the dates important because this film regardless of when it was released in '97 still packs the punch of modern cinema. Of course though me being a fan of older disturbing films and I've basically seen them all which would be a couple hundred from "Serbian film" to "120 days of Sodom" or even the "Guinea pig" series, theres always a few that slip through the cracks until they arrive in your purview and for me today it was "NO CHILD OF MINE" which is based on a true story about a 10yo girl from the U.K, who is abused played by. Brooke Kinsella. The job Brooke does playing Kerry is absolutely amazing I won't give away anything but when a movie such as this really opens your eyes to how sick, cruel and indifferent adults can be towards helpless children movies like this should be mandatory viewing and community outreach programs should triple in funding and volunteer assistance.
I personally vow to do more but just thinking how there could be hundreds or thousands of Kerry's wishing for someone to help them really tugs at my heart. So when evil people who are disgraceful, corrupt and unkind like what my country is dealing with from our current president, people have to realize what we are showing our kids and the trash they take in on a day to day basis will have disastrous and horrifying consequences not just for their generation but for the ones to come. A HAVE TO WATCH film don't worry too much about the quality it adds realism that's priceless better than found footage can do.. Cheers.
Powerful drama, great acting!
numbertees22 June 2008
Im not being funny, but some of you sound like perverts yourself getting all defensive! The movie was intended to be over the top in order to illustrate the vulnerability of some children in our society today. Whilst I can accept that the mass betrayal to Kerry from almost every adult she encountered was some what unbelievable, who is to say that her parents and their friends weren't involved in a paedophile circle and this point was not focused on the film. It was clear that the abuse had been going on from before the breakdown of her parents marriage or indeed where the storyline actually kicked off.
The movie was powerful as it portrayed a story from the perspective of a child who knew what was happening to her was wrong, but tried to block the truth out in order to have some sense of normality from her parents. I myself have no knowledge of how these perverted networks operate but can only imagine that these people don't advertise their membership with a sign on their head, it is believable that something like this could happen and is still happening with guardians and family friends who are good at hiding their illness, we only have to look at a few domestic abuse cases to see how people attempt to hide what happens behind closed doors.
Obviously in the times we live in now there will be cases where adults are falsely accused of molestation, but I think the film demonstrates how these should still be investigated seriously, because for this type of thing to happen just once is far too much in the life of a child. The way the care system was CPS was bound by red tape demonstrates the systems failings on some of our most vulnerable in society, the betrayal of the care home worker demonstrates the type of people who pray on people in this situation. Now more checks are carried on adults who work with children and this is a positive development, 20 plus years ago this was just not the case.
A powerful drama which I believe is intended to stimulate thought and awareness about the things that are happening around us. - No Child of Mine - the title says it all, I would not accept it for any of my children or any child for that matter. What has happened to the real meaning of community?
The movie was powerful as it portrayed a story from the perspective of a child who knew what was happening to her was wrong, but tried to block the truth out in order to have some sense of normality from her parents. I myself have no knowledge of how these perverted networks operate but can only imagine that these people don't advertise their membership with a sign on their head, it is believable that something like this could happen and is still happening with guardians and family friends who are good at hiding their illness, we only have to look at a few domestic abuse cases to see how people attempt to hide what happens behind closed doors.
Obviously in the times we live in now there will be cases where adults are falsely accused of molestation, but I think the film demonstrates how these should still be investigated seriously, because for this type of thing to happen just once is far too much in the life of a child. The way the care system was CPS was bound by red tape demonstrates the systems failings on some of our most vulnerable in society, the betrayal of the care home worker demonstrates the type of people who pray on people in this situation. Now more checks are carried on adults who work with children and this is a positive development, 20 plus years ago this was just not the case.
A powerful drama which I believe is intended to stimulate thought and awareness about the things that are happening around us. - No Child of Mine - the title says it all, I would not accept it for any of my children or any child for that matter. What has happened to the real meaning of community?
Thoughtful film addled by thoughtless hotheads?
zany_beat4 March 2010
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> And don't forget: every SECOND there are 5,000,000,000,000 young girls and boys getting raped by their parents, in South London alone... <
------------------ Just to comment that if you're going to accuse others of exaggeration, maybe don't lose track of your zeroes. There are about 4 billion PEOPLE on the PLANET, and you've just told us there are 5 TRILLION young girls & boys just in South London.
............who's exaggerating? It's good you've had your say, but it amounts to pretty much nothing of any lasting value. --my take-- Brooke is one of the most effective young talents I've ever seen. Her subtle expressions break my heart, particularly when she saw the teacher outside with a lady friend.. 'Kerry' had trusted him to be the one person who would never let her down, and he wasn't available for her either. At that point her entire emotional structure unhinged and she felt she had no reason to believe anybody again. She ultimately reveals her ordeal, but that doesn't mean it was over, just that the real pain would begin as layers upon years' torment had to be addressed.
------------------ Just to comment that if you're going to accuse others of exaggeration, maybe don't lose track of your zeroes. There are about 4 billion PEOPLE on the PLANET, and you've just told us there are 5 TRILLION young girls & boys just in South London.
............who's exaggerating? It's good you've had your say, but it amounts to pretty much nothing of any lasting value. --my take-- Brooke is one of the most effective young talents I've ever seen. Her subtle expressions break my heart, particularly when she saw the teacher outside with a lady friend.. 'Kerry' had trusted him to be the one person who would never let her down, and he wasn't available for her either. At that point her entire emotional structure unhinged and she felt she had no reason to believe anybody again. She ultimately reveals her ordeal, but that doesn't mean it was over, just that the real pain would begin as layers upon years' torment had to be addressed.
Hard Work!
dave1033a9 January 2021
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This is a hard watch! The grittiness of the piece and the true to life performances are great but the story overall is just hard to watch, not in a bad way... you just feel for the main character all the way as we see the stuff she goes through and you can see the despair as it grows inside her...
It's on YouTube at the moment so if you haven't seen it, give it a watch before it's taken down..
Heart breaking masterpiece
Heart breaking masterpiece
Important subject sadly wasted
vocklabruck10 August 2007
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OK. It was a TV movie made in UK. Do not expect Hollywood fancy... but they didn't have an editor, a music composer, a screenplay writer??? Don't you know it's necessary to have people for those duties to make a movie??? It is sad how this interesting subject "child abuse" was wasted in this production. Editing and many other things were a disaster! OK. Probably low budget but what about the script? Don't make me talk about the script.
This production is supposed to be based on a real story. OK, but I think they exaggerated a little too much, and that made the movie quite implausible. Can you believe that EVERY SINGLE adult in this movie abused the child? father, mother, stepfather, parents friends, friends of the girl, etc. Can you believe it? No. Not every adult in this world is a child molester. So they showing this and saying that this is a true story makes you think "Oh, man, EVERYONE is sick! I am not saying that this could never happens but if 75% of the movie are a bunch of short scenes (no longer than 3 min.) where the girl is being beaten, being raped, being sold by a pimp, where the girl is unzipping man's pants, going after truck drivers by herself, "pleasing" her mom, etc, etc. what else can you think? They exaggerated as hell! I am surprised her teacher was not a molester too! They made this movie as if the girl had had an ad posted in her forehead saying "I am here for you to abuse me". This movie is NOT REALISTIC. This movie makes you panic. That's the mistake, because you must not panic about this subject. What you have to do is to become aware. There is a big difference between to panic and to become aware.
I thank for not having very graphic scenes, because that would make the movie even more "unwatchable". In any case, the abuses are quite clear, disturbing and well insinuated not needing to show explicit images.
There are a couple of good points anyway. I think one of the good points of this movie is that shows you a little and let your mind figure out the rest. And sometimes imagination is even more disturbing than the thing itself. The other good point is Brooke's performance. Better than some Hollywood kids of today. She was very convincing.
Oh, I hated they putting chalkboards saying this or that as it was a mute film. Come on, there are many other ways to do that, for example a narration.
Sadly this movie wasted this subject. It could have been much better. My 2 points are for the lead actress and the director not showing everything, the rest of direction is not good enough. The movie itself is a sad waste.
This production is supposed to be based on a real story. OK, but I think they exaggerated a little too much, and that made the movie quite implausible. Can you believe that EVERY SINGLE adult in this movie abused the child? father, mother, stepfather, parents friends, friends of the girl, etc. Can you believe it? No. Not every adult in this world is a child molester. So they showing this and saying that this is a true story makes you think "Oh, man, EVERYONE is sick! I am not saying that this could never happens but if 75% of the movie are a bunch of short scenes (no longer than 3 min.) where the girl is being beaten, being raped, being sold by a pimp, where the girl is unzipping man's pants, going after truck drivers by herself, "pleasing" her mom, etc, etc. what else can you think? They exaggerated as hell! I am surprised her teacher was not a molester too! They made this movie as if the girl had had an ad posted in her forehead saying "I am here for you to abuse me". This movie is NOT REALISTIC. This movie makes you panic. That's the mistake, because you must not panic about this subject. What you have to do is to become aware. There is a big difference between to panic and to become aware.
I thank for not having very graphic scenes, because that would make the movie even more "unwatchable". In any case, the abuses are quite clear, disturbing and well insinuated not needing to show explicit images.
There are a couple of good points anyway. I think one of the good points of this movie is that shows you a little and let your mind figure out the rest. And sometimes imagination is even more disturbing than the thing itself. The other good point is Brooke's performance. Better than some Hollywood kids of today. She was very convincing.
Oh, I hated they putting chalkboards saying this or that as it was a mute film. Come on, there are many other ways to do that, for example a narration.
Sadly this movie wasted this subject. It could have been much better. My 2 points are for the lead actress and the director not showing everything, the rest of direction is not good enough. The movie itself is a sad waste.
Awful exploitative drama with tons of nonsense.
fedor814 January 2007
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This "socially conscious" piece of garbage should be called "Justine in the 20th Century". But I don't think that even de Sade's Justine was tortured, brutalized, and mistreated as much as this 11 year-old girl ("Kerry") in this supposedly based-on-fact drama. The problem with this superficial junk is very simple: it is simply TOO UNREALISTIC and MIND-BOGGLINGLY FAR-FETCHED. It seems that every single adult rapes or molests or beats or takes advantage of Kerry. What are the odds that both the mother and the father would sexually molest their daughter? Small, but this sort of thing does exist, without a doubt. However, what are the odds that a girl's father, her mother, AND her step-father are all child-molesters? Extremely tiny, and only plausible if her parents run a pedophilic web-site and make child pornography. But they don't. Her parents do not move in pedophilic circles - and appear to be "average" citizens on the outside - yet it seems that every single adult friend of theirs is a raving pervert. Kerry's father loses in poker to his friends and let's them shag his daughter; i.e. his friends are ALSO perverts. The height of absurdity culminates in an early scene in which about ten adults, who come for a visit, play a sexual game with Kerry, in which she takes her step-father's pants off! In this movie's absurd world 98% of all adults are child-molesters. Everyone is a child-molester. Everyone. It is precisely this sort of social view which caused the 90s to become a decade in which so many innocent adults were charged (and convicted) of child molestation. The a**holes behind this idiotic exploitation film want to make us believe that this particular perversion is as widespread as the common cold. Ludicrous. At the end of the movie they even give us some half-a**ed statistic about how only 1/10 child-molestation cases end up with jail-terms for the defendants. What they forgot to mention is that false accusations of child molestation is as serious a problem as the crime itself; they forgot to mention that in many divorces it is common practice for a spouse (usually the wife) to accuse the ex-partner of child molestation in order to get custody of the kids or just to have plain old revenge.
The film is totally unrealistic, and very clumsily done. The girl playing Kerry seems far too well-adjusted in the first third of the movie, considering how much of a hell she is going through. (Only later does she show physical and mental signs of the torture, and withdrawal symptoms.) And the movie's nonsense doesn't even end when everyone finds out about her torment - in fact this is when the movie gets even dumber. First, there is the absurd coincidence of Kerry's black teacher passing by her in his car just as she is slitting her wrists; he JUST HAPPENS to be passing by when Kerry is trying to commit suicide, and he actually notices and recognizes her from quite a distance (while he is driving). He, of course, saves her, and eventually a whole bunch of child therapists have her story of sexual molestation. But not the whole story: for some dumb reason Kerry only tells them about the step-father and forgets to mention all the other crap that was going on. Only in the end of the movie does she "open up" and tell the whole story (among other things: getting thrown down the stairs by her mother, and being pimped by her father). But it simply doesn't wash. It doesn't seem credible that she suddenly opens up and tells everything only after months and months have passed by. If she finally had the nerve to finally tell about the sexual molestation by her step-father then there was no reason for her what-so-ever to not tell about her mother and her father, as well.
And the nonsense doesn't end there: while in a home for troubled kids, she gets raped by one of the counselors. Yes, yes, yes... Once again it is shown to the viewer in no uncertain terms that EVERY adult is a potential rapist of children. No matter where Kerry goes someone is trying to rape her. It's just like de Sade's Justine: everyone wants to see her suffer; she attracts punishment like crap attracts flies. For, you see, there are about 2,000,000,000 rapes happening every minute, in the London area alone, according to the nitwits who wrote and made this utterly ridiculous rubbish. What these knuckleheads don't realize is that you don't tackle a "social issue" by exaggerating everything and misleading the viewer. A competent, intelligent writer (and/or director) would have researched the subject properly beforehand and then tried to serve the viewer a realistic depiction of the problem. Instead, all we get in this film is a never-ceasing onslaught of coincidences, absurdities, far-fetchedness, and just straight-out nonsense.
It's best not to watch this piece of trash, but for masochists and fans of misinformation one can do much worse. No, actually not... Worse? Not really.
And don't forget: every SECOND there are 5,000,000,000,000 young girls and boys getting raped by their parents, in South London alone...
The film is totally unrealistic, and very clumsily done. The girl playing Kerry seems far too well-adjusted in the first third of the movie, considering how much of a hell she is going through. (Only later does she show physical and mental signs of the torture, and withdrawal symptoms.) And the movie's nonsense doesn't even end when everyone finds out about her torment - in fact this is when the movie gets even dumber. First, there is the absurd coincidence of Kerry's black teacher passing by her in his car just as she is slitting her wrists; he JUST HAPPENS to be passing by when Kerry is trying to commit suicide, and he actually notices and recognizes her from quite a distance (while he is driving). He, of course, saves her, and eventually a whole bunch of child therapists have her story of sexual molestation. But not the whole story: for some dumb reason Kerry only tells them about the step-father and forgets to mention all the other crap that was going on. Only in the end of the movie does she "open up" and tell the whole story (among other things: getting thrown down the stairs by her mother, and being pimped by her father). But it simply doesn't wash. It doesn't seem credible that she suddenly opens up and tells everything only after months and months have passed by. If she finally had the nerve to finally tell about the sexual molestation by her step-father then there was no reason for her what-so-ever to not tell about her mother and her father, as well.
And the nonsense doesn't end there: while in a home for troubled kids, she gets raped by one of the counselors. Yes, yes, yes... Once again it is shown to the viewer in no uncertain terms that EVERY adult is a potential rapist of children. No matter where Kerry goes someone is trying to rape her. It's just like de Sade's Justine: everyone wants to see her suffer; she attracts punishment like crap attracts flies. For, you see, there are about 2,000,000,000 rapes happening every minute, in the London area alone, according to the nitwits who wrote and made this utterly ridiculous rubbish. What these knuckleheads don't realize is that you don't tackle a "social issue" by exaggerating everything and misleading the viewer. A competent, intelligent writer (and/or director) would have researched the subject properly beforehand and then tried to serve the viewer a realistic depiction of the problem. Instead, all we get in this film is a never-ceasing onslaught of coincidences, absurdities, far-fetchedness, and just straight-out nonsense.
It's best not to watch this piece of trash, but for masochists and fans of misinformation one can do much worse. No, actually not... Worse? Not really.
And don't forget: every SECOND there are 5,000,000,000,000 young girls and boys getting raped by their parents, in South London alone...
Disgusting
Paulldavidson3 November 2021
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Contains real abuse of a child being pimped and thrown down the stairs hit hard accross the face this film was obviously made by sick people i myself couldn't watch it all the way through this is clearly the wrong message its not on films like this being made the abuse is clearly strong and probably real that wouldn't surprise me this is hardly a film i would recommend for anyone to watch.
Shocking
Paulldavidson3 November 2021
How they got away with this film is unbelievable its bad enough children being abused but did they have to make a film like this we know this goes on and this was awful 😖 😱 i was sickened by this it should've been banned come back mary whitehouse all is forgiven.
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