Sunday, March 17, 2013

An American Crime

I was sitting at home, bored on a weekday trying to find a movie to watch on Netflix. My friend told me to watch the movie An American Crime
                                                  An American Crime (2007) Poster
He said it is the best movie he has watched in a while and that it is based on a true story.  I've always enjoyed movies based on true stories, so I decided to watch it.  This movie was one of the saddest movies I have ever watched.  The story is about a girl named Silvia Likens who is left in the care of a housewife, who already has many children.  The mother ends up imprisoning Silvia in her basement and abusing her and allowing the other children and their friends to abuse her.  This takes place in the 1960's and it is so sad to see that a woman is capable of that kind of abuse and torture when she already had children of her own. Here is the link that explains the true story of Silvia Likens.  The movie is a great representation of what actually happened to her and I recommend the movie even though it is kind of depressing.

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