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

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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