The Children Next Door
Told through the eyes of children, this hard-hitting film takes us on a familyÂ’s journey to overcome years of experiencing childhood domestic violence and one horrific incident that shattered their world.
Raised in households ripped by domestic violence, Penny and Brad vowed when they fell in love to end the cycle. After a ten-year marriage plagued by waves of mounting brutality, all in front of their four young children, Brad WaldroupÂ’s outbursts culminated one indelible night in 2006 when he attacked Penny with a gun and machete and murdered her best friend.
THE CHILDREN NEXT DOOR opens five-and-a-half years later as Penny and her children continue to struggle with the impact that shaped their lives. Within three short months, we witness an astonishing turn of events.