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Kids Don't Tell (1985)

Kids Don't Tell poster
Directed by
Sam O'Steen
Genre
drama film, docudrama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker tries to make a documentary about child sexual abuse and faces the difficult realities of the crime and its impact on children. The story follows his investigation and the personal toll it takes on his family.

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What happens

Kids Don't Tell is a 1985 American made-for-television drama film about child molestation starring Michael Ontkean and JoBeth Williams. The docudrama, which was directed by Oscar-nominated film editor Sam O'Steen (Chinatown, Postcards from the Edge), was broadcast on CBS on March 5, 1985. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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