Just, Melvin: Just Evil (2001)
- Directed by
- James Ronald Whitney
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 34 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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.
How it feels
A filmmaker documents his own family's history of sexual abuse at the hands of his grandfather. The film confronts the abuser and explores the lasting trauma on multiple generations.
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What happens
Just, Melvin: Just Evil is a 2000 American documentary film by James Ronald Whitney about his grandfather, Melvin Just, and the devastating consequences of the sexual abuse that Just inflicted on their family. The film premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival and aired on HBO on April 22, 2001. The film was well received overall; critic Roger Ebert called Just, Melvin "one of the most powerful documentaries I've seen." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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