Movies: Psychological abuse

A young criminal kidnaps a couple's young son and then blackmails them into committing his crime instead of asking for a ransom....

The story of a delinquent eleven-year-old orphan in authoritarian Argentina....

"Scars," is a short film that explores the horror of domestic abuse. The story follows James through a nightmarish experience of his past relationship with his girlfriend, Camila. He's unconsciously guided around his house by a mysterious presence th...

The film follows a successful young marketing executive, who after moving in with her charming photographer boyfriend is in danger of losing everything, as she becomes increasingly unsure of her ability to trust her own memory. Your Reality film tack...

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Randall, a hard working yet fragile soul faces his inner demons buried behind a drag queen persona while pursuing the dream of a lifetime....

Two siblings are informed that their father has been admitted to a hospital upstate....

While living rough on the streets of London's East End, a young man named Dink encounters the mysterious Dee and they begin a relationship. When tenderness gives way to cruelty, they become consumed by darkness....

Acting as both pseudo-sequel to, and remake of, Cutting Moments, Buck's follow-up changes the focus from the matriarch to the father... or, more fittingly, the many fathers... and the sins they pass down. Eschews explicit violence for a more psychol...

Living in a small rural town, with little available emotional help around her, a young woman returns for a visit to her therapist. She finally receives a profoundly symbolic message, guiding her to find answers and solutions while living in a toxic r...

Follow the trail of a 'hungry' Los Angelino haunted by patriarchal normalcy, social media addictions and superstitious stereotypes. Can she escape the Hardcore Folklore which pushes her Self Realization behind a veil of socially-constructed reality?...

Recent scandals have revealed the brutal methods often imposed on young top athletes. Fueled by numerous testimonies, this damning investigation reveals the workings of a system which sacrifices children in the name of economic interests and glory....

A young woman struggles to survive an overbearing mother....

A grieving father's world unravels when he discovers his wife secretly raising their deceased son's hidden twin, forcing him to confront buried truths....

Matthew is a young man pushed dangerously close to the edge by the emotional abuse he endures from his girlfriend; Sylvia....

A single-parented girl who has to help her father who had an accident at home...

An experimental look into the world of emotional abuse through the eyes of Macy....

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Tomas is a young man who is caught up in a vicious circle of pain and grief, after the mysterious death of his father. This activates several demons and moments from his past that have come to haunt him. Will he be able to move forward?...

A young woman visits a spiritualist medium in order to contact her dead husband for one final goodbye....