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In the Best Interest of the Child

1990 · 100 min

A tense, emotionally charged drama that follows a mother's desperate fight against a legal system that fails to protect her child.

Tagline: Found guilty protecting the innocent
Overview: Jennifer's daughter is having nightmares and acting violently. It dawns on her that the child may be being sexually abused by her father. What is she to do when the court isn't favorable in the child's hour of need?
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, justice, trauma, parenthood
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
justice
trauma
parenthood
power
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild