The Wounds We Cannot See (2017)
Género : Documental
Tiempo de ejecución : 59M
Director : Alexander Freeman
Sinopsis
The Wounds We Cannot See tells the gripping story of former US Navy Airman Nancy Ross of Hingham, Massachusetts who was falsely adopted because of a family secret she never knew. Ross was violently raped during her service in 1988 and has since struggled with addiction, mental illness and depression. She continues to battle Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a direct result of her attack and subsequent abusive relationships. While Nancy has undergone extensive therapy since her honorable discharge from the Navy she still suffers from addiction and mental illness, living in constant fear of the future.
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Two families bond when their teenage sons are killed in an explosion at a suburban mall only to discover one of their children is the prime suspect.
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Whose Daughter is She?
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Lydie Crane (Tilda Swinton), una psicóloga forense embarazada, es contratada para averiguar la verdad que se esconde en el caso de la joven de 16 años Stephanie Daley (Amber Tamblyn), acusada de ocultar su embarazo y matar a su bebé.
A Pittsburgh apartment superintendent loses his job and home when the apartment building where he lives and works at is suddenly destroyed by fire. Daniel and his family moves in with his brother but that doesn't last for long due to the two families not getting along with each other. The family moves from rundown hotels to homeless shelters as Daniel searches work as a electrician while his wife takes waitress jobs to try to make ends meet.
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