Underplayed Gems

Secret Cutting (2000)

Secret Cutting poster
Original title
Painful Secrets
Directed by
Norma Bailey
Genre
drama, tv movie
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like this

How it feels

A teenager secretly cuts herself to cope with emotional pain. The film shows her relationships with her mother, friends and a therapist as they learn about her hidden behavior.

intensesensitivesomberclinically accurateempatheticslow-pacedfamily dramapersonal struggle

What happens

Secret Cutting (also known as Painful Secrets) is a 2000 television film directed by Norma Bailey, starring Kimberlee Peterson and Rhea Perlman, about a self-harming teenager and her relation with family, friends and acquaintances. The story of the film is based on the novel The Luckiest Girl in the World, which was written by Steven Levenkron. The film aired on the USA Network. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.