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I can't say I enjoyed this movie--it was far to disturbing to be enjoyable. But it was an excellent movie. Based on a true story, it tells of a minister and his wife who adopt a young brother and sister. It quickly becomes apparent that the little girl has some serious problems--she is cruel to animals, attacks a classmate, and becomes increasingly violent toward her brother. With the help of the social worker who arranged the adoption, and by talking to the children's much older sibling (it was their sister, not their mother, as another reviewer stated) the parents learn about the horrific abuse that Cat (the little girl) suffered at the hands of their father, and seek out help so that she can learn to relate to, trust and love other people.
Fortunately we do not witness any actual abuse--Cat's flashbacks are filmed in a distorted manner and stop short of showing any specifics. Visuals are not necessary as we are left with no doubt what is going on.
The ending leaves us with hope that this poor child was able to have some sort of normal life. I wish I could find out what had happened to her.
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I can't say I enjoyed this movie--it was far to disturbing to be enjoyable. But it was an excellent movie. Based on a true story, it tells of a minister and his wife who adopt a young brother and sister. It quickly becomes apparent that the little girl has some serious problems--she is cruel to animals, attacks a classmate, and becomes increasingly violent toward her brother. With the help of the social worker who arranged the adoption, and by talking to the children's much older sibling (it was their sister, not their mother, as another reviewer stated) the parents learn about the horrific abuse that Cat (the little girl) suffered at the hands of their father, and seek out help so that she can learn to relate to, trust and love other people.
Fortunately we do not witness any actual abuse--Cat's flashbacks are filmed in a distorted manner and stop short of showing any specifics. Visuals are not necessary as we are left with no doubt what is going on.
The ending leaves us with hope that this poor child was able to have some sort of normal life. I wish I could find out what had happened to her.