Description:

Loosely based on the true life events surrounding the torture Sylvia Likens faced during her stay with her aunt and her death, this movie is an adaptation Jack Ketchum's 1989 novel of the same name. Story begins with a road accident witnessed by David Moran which sets his mind into a fierce reflection of his not so good childhood memories of Meg and how they first met in 1958. After the death of their parents in a car accident, Meg and her crippled sister, Susan come to stay with their aunt, Ruth Chandler, a sadistic psychopath with their three sons, Willie, Ralphie, and Donny. Meg and her sister become an easy target and fall prey to their aunt's cruelty and her only hope is David, who happens to be her neighbor, who seems to be already captivated by her beauty. After days of mental and physical abuse from her aunt, Meg finds courage, one day to report the events to Officer Jennings. But to her disappointment, her aunt is not arrested and her life, which she thought could never get ...

Year:

2008

Directed By:

Gregory Wilson (as Gregory M. Wilson)

Written By:

Daniel Farrands (screenplay), Philip Nutman (screenplay), 1 more credit

Genres:

Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller

Release Date:

17 October 2008 (Italy)

Language:

English

Runtime:

91 min

Origin/Country:

USA

Shooting Location:

Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA