Suzanne, Suzanne (1982)
Directed by Camille Billops / James Hatch
Sub-Genres - Biography, Interpersonal Relationships, Social Issues |
Run Time - 30 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis
This poignant documentary profiles a young black woman's struggle to confront the legacy of a physically abusive father and her headlong flight into drug abuse. Suzanne, after years of physical and psychological abuse, is compelled to understand her father's violence and her mother's passive complicity, who suffered at her husband's hands as well, as the keys to her own self-destruction. After years of silence, Suzanne and her mother are finally able to share their painful experiences with each
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drug-addiction, family-history, father, mother, physical-abuse, psychological-abuse, revelation, self-destruction, struggle, truth, understanding, violence
