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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

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.

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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)

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