Abused: Breaking the Silence
2011 · 50 min · Crime, Documentary
A group of aging former classmates begin a quest for justice when they learn from one another just how many of them had been abused as schoolboys.
Directed by Maninderpal Sahota
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- R Rory Johnston Self
- D Donald MacFaul Self
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