The Drunkard's Child (1909)
- Original title
- Drunkard's Child
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 7 min
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A short silent film shows a child being abused by their alcoholic father. It is one of the earliest American movies to deal with child abuse in the home.
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What happens
The Drunkard's Child ("Il figlio dell'ubriacone") è un cortometraggio muto del 1909. È uno dei primissimi film americani ad affrontare il tema dell'abuso dei bambini in famiglia, in questo caso per mano del padre alcolizzato. Non si conoscono i nomi del regista, dell'attore bambino protagonista, né degli altri interpreti. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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