Pedophilia and child sexual abuse in films

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This article is about pedophilia, ephebophilia and child sexual abuse in movies/films. For pedophilia in literature i.e. works of fiction/novels; autobiographies/biographies and other non-fiction works, see Pedophilia and child sexual abuse in fiction. For plays, musicals, opera and songs, see Pedophilia and child sexual abuse in the theatre.

Pedophilia, ephebophilia, and child sexual abuse have been an important theme in many films. Although abuse is an overriding theme for many of these flms, like I Know My First Name Is Steven or M, some are ambivalent about the idea of adult/child sexual relations, like Voor een verloren soldaat or L.I.E., and a few are positive, for example Le Souffle au coeur or Du er ikke alene. Some films, like Hearts in Atlantis or The Man Without a Face, do not deal so much with sexual abuse per se, but the underlying concept of the "bad man" accused as a pedophile.

Contents 1 Adult/boy 2 Adult/girl 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Adult/boy

Movies with child sexual abuse or pedophile theme or content involving boys include:

• 1900, Nineteen Hundred, 1976 film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
• Les amitiés particulières, 1964 French film, released in English as This Special Friendship based on the novel Les amitiés particulières, published in the UK as Special Friendships and in the USA as Secret Friendships by Roger Peyrefitte

A boy falls in love with a much younger schoolboy who is also loved by a priest

• Amor Estranho Amor, released in English as Love Strange Love, 1982 Brazilian film directed by Walter Hugo Khouri and starring Xuxa

A prostitute seduces a 12-year-old boy

• Angyali üdvözlet, released in English as The Annunciation, 1984 Hungarian film directed by András Jeles
• Antwone Fisher, 2002, directed by Denzel Washington, based on Antwone Fisher's autobiographical story Finding Fish
• Big Boys Don't Cry, 1993, directed by James Becket
• The Boys of St. Vincent, 1992, directed by John N. Smith and its sequel
• The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later, 1993, directed by John N. Smith

The two films chronicle abuse by priests at an ophanage in Canada and are based on true events

• The Boy Who Cried Bitch, 1991, directed by Juan José Campanella
• Bump in the Night, 1991, directed by Karen Arthur and starring Christopher Reeve, based on the novel Bump in the Night by Isabelle Holland
• Burning Secret, 1988, directed by Andrew Birkin
• The Butterfly Effect, 2004, directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber
• Capturing the Friedmans, 2003 documentary directed by Andrew Jarecki

The controversay surrounding the conviction of a father and son for the abuse of children who came into their home for computer classes.

• Child Abuse, 1976, short, directed by R. Durrell Robinson
• Child's Cry, 1986, directed by Gilbert Cates
• The Conformist, 1970, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, adapted from The Conformist by Alberto Moravia
• Cries from the Heart, 1994, also known as Touch of Truth, directed by Michael Switzer
• Deliver us from Evil, 2006, directed by Amy Berg

The true story of Catholic priest Father Oliver O'Grady who abused both boys and girls

• La discesa di Aclà a Floristella, released in English as Acla's Descent into Floristella, 1992, Italian film directed by Aurelio Grimaldi
• Do You Know the Muffin Man?, 1989, directed by Gilbert Cates
• Duvar, released in English as Güney's The Wall or The Wall, 1983 Turkish film directed by Yilmaz Güney
• Eban and Charley, 2000, directed by James Bolton

A 29-year-old forms an intimate relationship with a 14-year-old boy

• Gossenkind, released in English as Street Kid and Streetchild, 1992, directed by Peter Kern
• Happiness, 1998, directed by Todd Solondz

A respected psychiatrist and family man is a predatory abuser of his young son's friends

• The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, 2004, directed by and starring Asia Argento with Dylan and Cole Sprouse, from the novel The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, by JT LeRoy
• I Know My First Name Is Steven, also released as The Missing Years, 1989, directed by Larry Elikann

The true story of Steven Stayner's life after being kidnapped at the age of seven and his abuse over seven years.

• Indictment: The McMartin Trial, 1995, directed by Mick Jackson

The true story of the McMartin family who were wrongly accused of the molestation of preschool children

• Isä meidän, released in English as Our Father, 1993, Finnish film directed by Veikko Aaltonen
• The Jaundiced Eye, 1999, directed by Nonny de la Peña
• Judgment, 1990, directed by Tom Topor
• Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story, 1999, directed by Stephen Tolkin
• Just Ask My Children, 2001, directed by Arvin Brown

The story of wrongfully accused parents from the Kern County child abuse cases

• Just, Melvin: Just Evil, 2000, documentary directed by James Ronald Whitney
• Kids Don’t Tell, 1985, directed by Sam O’Steen
• A Kind of Hush, 1999, directed by Brian Stirner, based on Richard Johnson's autobiographical novel Getting Even, now published as A Kind of Hush
• L.I.E, a 2001 film starring Paul Dano and Brian Cox as "Big John". The film stands out for its portrayal of Big John as a person with genuine fatherly feelings. The film earned a NC-17 rating, and showed in very few theaters during its initial release.
• Lakki, also released as Lakki: The Boy Who Grew Wings, 1992, Norwegian film directed by Svend Wam
• The Lost Son, 1999, directed by Chris Menges
• Lust och fägring stor, released in English as All Things Fair, 1995, Swedish film directed by Bo Widerberg
• La Mala Educación, released in English as Bad Education, 2004, a Spanish film directed by Pedro Almodóvar

Two boys fall in love and are also abused by a priest at their school

• The Man Without a Face, 1993, directed by and starring Mel Gibson and also starring Nick Stahl, based on the novel The Man Without a Face by Isabelle Holland

A disfigured teacher with a mysterious past forms a friendship with a troubled 12-year-old boy.

• Mysterious Skin 2004 directed by Gregg Araki, from the novel Mysterious Skin by Scott Heim
• Mystic River, 2003, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Kevin Bacon, based on the novel Mystic River by Dennis Lehane

The lives of four men who were childhood friends come together again. One boy had been abducted by pedophiles when playing in the street with the others

• The Night Listener, 2006, directed by Patrick Stettner, starring Robin Williams, Toni Collette and Rory Culkin, based on the novel The Night Listener by Armistead Maupin
• Pregi, 2004, released in English as The Welts, a Polish film directed by Magdalena Piekorz
• The Prince of Tides, 1991, directed by Barbra Streisand
• The Reflecting Skin, 1990, directed by Philip Ridley
• Return to Innocence, 2001, directed by Rocky Costanzo, based on the novel Return to Innocence, 1999 by Gary M. Frazier
• Running Scared, 2006, directed by Wayne Kramer
• Running with Scissors, 2006, directed by Ryan Murphy and based on the memoir Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
• Sapore del Grano, released in the USA as The Flavor of Corn, 1991, an Italian film directed by Gianni da Campo
• Say Uncle, 2005, directed by and starring Peter Paige
• Sleepers, 1996 film directed by Barry Levinson, based on the book Sleepers by Lorenzo Carcaterra
• Smukke dreng, released in the USA as Pretty Boy, 1993, Danish film directed by Carsten Sonder
• Song for a Raggy Boy, 2003, directed by Aisling Walsh, starring Aidan Quinn, based on Song for a Raggy Boy written by Patrick Galvin

The true story of one teacher's fight to stop sexual abuse in an Irish Reformatory School

• Le Souffle au coeur, 1971, released as Murmur of the Heart in the USA and Dearest Love in the UK, directed by Louis Malle
• Tras et crystal, released in English as In a Glass Cage, 1987, a Spanish film directed by Agustí Villaronga
• Torzók, released in English as Abandoned, 2001, Hungarian film directed by Árpád Sopsits
• Twist of Faith, 2004, directed by Kirby Dick
• Der Unhold, a German film released in English as The Ogre, 1996, directed by Volker Schlöndorff
• Unspeakable Acts, 1990, directed by Linda Otto and featuring Joseph Mazzello, based on the novel Unspeakable Acts by Jan Hollingsworth
• La Ville dont le Prince est un Enfant, released in the USA as The Fire that Burns, 1997 French film, directed by Christophe Malavoy, based on the play by Henry de Montherlant
• La Virgen de los sicarios, released in English as Our Lady of the Assassins, 2000, directed by Barbet Schroeder
• Vito e gli altri, Vito and the Others, 1991, Italian film directed by Antonio Capuano
• Voor een verloren soldaat, 1992, released in the USA as For a Lost Soldier from the novel by Dutch author Rudi van Dantzig
• Whipping Boy, 1996, directed by Di Drew from the novel Whipping Boy by Gabrielle Lord

Pedophilia is a minor theme in some films, including:

• Clay Farmers 1988 directed by A.P. Gonzalez
• Hearts in Atlantis, 2004, directed by Scott Hicks, from the Stephen King novel, Hearts in Atlantis
• If..., 1968 directed by Lindsay Anderson
• Lamb, 1986, directed by Colin Gregg
• One Hour Photo, 2002, directed by Mark Romanek and starring Robin Williams and Dylan Smith

Sy (Robin Williams) was abused by his father as a child

• A Perfect World, 1993, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood and T.J Lowther
• Vers le sud, released in English as Heading South, 2005, directed by Laurent Cantet

One of the women is tempted to spend some time with a 12 year-old boy.

Some commentators have implied that there are pedophile overtones in the following movies:

• Birth, 2004, involving Anna (Nicole Kidman) and 10-year-old Sean (Cameron Bright) [[1]][[2]]
• Finding Neverland, 2004, directed by Marc Foster

The story of J.M. Barrie's friendship with the Llewelyn-Davies boys who inspired him to create Peter Pan, including Peter (Freddie Highmore)

Michael Jackson was acquitted of child sexual abuse. Films that cover the story include:

• Michael Jackson and the Boy He Paid Off, 2004, directed by Helen Littleboy
• Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story, 2004, directed by Allan Moyle
• Behind the Scenes at the Michael Jackson Trial, 2005

The film Clownhouse was directed by Victor Salva and released in 1989. The lead role was played by 12-year-old child actor Nathan Forrest Winters. Salva was convicted in 1989 of molesting Winters and of capturing the mutual oral sex on video. Salva served fifteen months in a California state prison.[3]

[edit] Adult/girl

Movies with child sexual abuse or pedophile theme or content involving girls include:

• Aftermath, also known as A Long Way Home, 2001, directed by Lorraine Senna
• Árvácska released in English as Nobody's Daughter, 1976, directed by László Ranódy
• Bastard Out of Carolina,1996, directed by Anjelica Huston from the novel Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
• Closet Land, 1991, directed by Radha Bharadwaj
• Daddy, 1973, written and directed by Niki de Saint Phalle

Saint Phalle is sexually abused by her father

• The Dangerous Stranger is a 1950 classroom movie about 'stranger danger'

A police officer tells children about the dangers of accepting rides or presents from strangers

• Deliver Us from Evil, 2006, directed by Amy Berg

The true story of Catholic priest Father Oliver O'Grady who abused both boys and girls

• Dolores Claiborne, 1993, directed by Taylor Hackford, from the book Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King
• Dreamchild, 1985, directed by Gavin Millar, developed from the television play Alice by Dennis Potter, and based on the life of Charles Dodgson/Lewis Carroll
• The Fall before Paradise, 2005, directed by Steven Gillilan
• Fallen Angel, 1981, directed by Robert Michael Lewis
• The Final Cut, directed by Omar Naim
• For My Daughter's Honor aka Indecent Seduction [1996 in film|1996], directed by Alan Metzger.
• Freeway, 1996, directed by Matthew Bright
• Frühreifen-Report, 1973, an Austrian film directed by Ernst Hofbauer
• Hard Candy, 2006, directed by David Slade
• Her Desperate Choice1996, directed by Michael Scott.
• Indictment: The McMartin Trial, 1995, directed by Mick Jackson
• Innocence, 2004, directed by Lucile Hadzihalilovic
• Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love,directed by Mira Nair
• Kids Don’t Tell, 1985, directed by Sam O’Steen
• Liar, Liar, also known as Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter, 1992, directed by Jorge Montesi
• Lolita, 1962, directed by Stanley Kubrick
• Lolita, 1997, directed by Adrian Lyne
• M, 1931, directed by Fritz Lang and starring Peter Lorre
• To Monon, tis zois tou taxidion, (To Mόνον της Zωής του Tαξείδιον), 2001, directed by Lakis Papastathis, a Greek film released in English as The Only Journey of his Life
• Monsoon Wedding, 2001, directed by Mira Nair
• La Niña santa, 2004, released in English as The Holy Girl, directed by Lucrecia Martel
• Nine Lives, directed by Rodrigo Garcia
• No Child of Mine, 1997, directed by Peter Kosminsky
• Not in My Family, 1993, also known as Shattering the Silence, directed by Linda Otto
• The Offence, also known as The Offense, 1972, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sean Connery
• Once Were Warriors, 1994, directed by Lee Tamahori and starring Temuera Morrison, based on the novel Once Were Warriors by Alan Duff
• Palindromes, 2004, directed by Todd Solondz
• Piccole Labbra, 1978, released in English as Little Lips, directed by Mimmo Cattarinich
• Pretty Baby, 1978 directed by Louis Malle and starring Brooke Shields
• Priest, 1994, directed by Antonia Bird
• Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story, 1993, directed by Bill Corcoran
• Short Eyes, 1977, directed by Robert M. Young, based of the play Short Eyes, by Miguel Pinero
• Sin City, 2005, directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller

Detective Hartigan (Bruce Willis) is framed for raping a 11-year-old Nancy

• Stop at Nothing, 1991, directed by Chris Thomson
• The Sweet Hereafter, 1997, directed by Atom Egoyan
• Taxi Driver, 1976, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert de Niro and Jodie Foster
• Ultimate Betrayal, 1994, directed by Donald Wrye
• Under Suspicion, 2000, directed by Stephen Hopkins, starring Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman
• The War Zone, 1999, directed by Tim Roth
• Wheels of Terror, 1990, directed by Christopher Cain
• While Justice Sleeps, 1994, directed by Alan Smithee
• The Woodsman, 2004 directed by Nicole Kassell, starring Kevin Bacon
• You Are Not Alone, 1980 in film directed by Lasse Nielsen

Pedophilia is a minor theme in some films, including:

• The Aristocrats, 2005, directed by Paul Provenza
• Forrest Gump, 1994, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks
• Kill Bill Vol. 1, 2003, directed by Quentin Tarantino - during Chapter 3: the Origin of O-Ren Ishii
• Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, 2005, directed by Shane Black
• Osama, 2003, directed by Siddiq Barmak
• Silent Hill, 2006, directed by Christophe Gans
• You Are Mine Forever aka In Quiet Night, [1998 in Film|1996], directed by H. Anne Riley.

Some commentators have implied that there are pedophile overtones in the following movie:

• Léon, 1994, directed by Luc Besson; involving Léon (Jean Reno) and 12-year-old Mathilda (Natalie Portman)[[4]]

Actor and director Woody Allen was accused in 1992 by his partner Mia Farrow after she discovered his secret affair with her adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn. Farrow accused him of being a pedophile (Previn was 16, 35 years younger than Allen) and of abusing their seven-year-old daughter - a charge that was not upheld in court.

Director Roman Polanski fled the United States after his arrest for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. He pleaded guilty to engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.

[edit] See also

• Pedophilia and child sexual abuse in fiction
• Pedophilia and child sexual abuse in the theatre
• Pederastic filmography

[edit] External links

• "The Internet Movie Database"