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Shows the magnitude and severity of domestic violence in this country. This video features four women imprisoned for killing their batterers and their terrifying personal testimonies. Each of these women tells her own horrific tale of beatings, rape and torture at the hands of her husband or...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Cambridge Documentary Films
Other Authors: Lazarus, Margaret, Wunderlich, Renner, Kabat, Stacey
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : Cambridge Documentary Films, Inc., [1993]
Subjects:
Abused women > United States.
Wife abuse > United States.
Women > United States.
Family violence > United States.
Abused wives > United States.
Marital violence > United States.
Justifiable homicide > United States.
Abusive men > United States.
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Summary:Shows the magnitude and severity of domestic violence in this country. This video features four women imprisoned for killing their batterers and their terrifying personal testimonies. Each of these women tells her own horrific tale of beatings, rape and torture at the hands of her husband or boyfriend.
Item Description:Videocassette release of the 1993 motion picture.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (41 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Audience:Psychology.
Women Studies.
Production Credits:Photography, Donna Ferrato ; camera, Jeff Kleinman ; editor, Renner Wunderlich.