Women on Trial (1992)
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 57M
Director : Lee Grant
Synopsis
"Women On Trail" exposes the innate corruption and sexism in the family court system as children are removed from their mothers and given to fathers who often either don't want them or have been convicted of domestic violence.
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