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No One Could Protect Her

1996 · 91 min

A tense, sobering true-crime drama that follows a survivor's ordeal with quiet urgency and emotional weight.

Directed by: Larry Shaw
Genres: Crime, Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Joanna Kerns, Tony Denison, Peter MacNeill

Tagline: Inspired by Actual Events
Overview: Fact-based drama about a smalltown rape victim who helps the police trap her attacker who has invaded her home again and again.

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Directed by: Larry Shaw
Genres: Crime, Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Joanna Kerns, Tony Denison, Peter MacNeill

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
justice
survival
crime
isolation
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: crime, drama, tv movie
Directed by: Larry Shaw
Written by: Bruce Miller
Starring: Joanna Kerns, Tony Denison, Peter MacNeill, Lori Hallier, Dan Lett, Christina Cox, Dan Lauria, Gerry Mendicino
Cinematography: Peter Benison
Runtime: 91 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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