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An American Crime (2007)

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Year of U.S. Release: 2007

Starring: Catherine Keener, Ellen Page, Romy Rosemont, Bradley Whitford.

Director: Tommy O'Haver

Screenwriter(s): Tommy O'Haver, Irene Turner

Producer(s): Henry Winterstern, Kevin Turen, Katie Roumel, Jocelyn Hayes-Simpson, Christine Vachon

Ex. Producer(s): Pam Koffler, John Wells

Distributor: First Look Pictures

Prod. Company: Killer Films

Genre(s): Drama

U.S. Release Date: TBA, 2007 (Estimated)

U.S. DVD Release Date: August 19, 2008

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Plot Summary:

In 1965, while under the care of a woman named Gertrude Baniszewski, a 16-year-old girl is put through an ordeal that includes beatings in the guise of discipline, burnings with cigarettes & matches and scalding hot baths, among other tortures. Encouraging a "Lord of the Flies"-type cult, Baniszewski involves her own children and children from her Indianapolis neighborhood in the punishments. The girl eventually dies.

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