Behind Closed Doors

This is the story of two siblings. Their parents loved and supported them. But the parents also used severe violence: The children were beaten, even on wounds. They were slapped when they fell down. Sometimes for no reason. For the parents, this was not a contradiction. They said that they loved their children, and the children believed them. The two children are the director and her brother. The film documents the story of the family and the attempt to talk about something that is usually kept secret: the abuse of their own children. A film about guilt, forgiveness – and the longing for family.

Film discussion with
Tanja Dietz, Research Associate at the Department of Educational Science, Institute of Social Pedagogy and Adult Education, Research focus: Childhood and Family Research, Goethe University Frankfurt a.M.
Anna Sica-Ott, Counselling Centre for Violence in Childhood and Adolescence, Child Protection Association Frankfurt a. M.
Christina Budde, naxos.Kino

In cooperation with the Child Protection Association Frankfurt a. M.