Une famille meurtrie

Original title: Just Ask My Children

TV Movie
2001
Not Rated
1h 31m

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Virginia Madsen in Une famille meurtrie (2001)

In 1982, parents Scott and Brenda Kniffen are arrested on false accusations of ritualistic child abuse; their children are taken into custody and manipulated into believing the lies being to... Read allIn 1982, parents Scott and Brenda Kniffen are arrested on false accusations of ritualistic child abuse; their children are taken into custody and manipulated into believing the lies being told about them. Based on a true story.In 1982, parents Scott and Brenda Kniffen are arrested on false accusations of ritualistic child abuse; their children are taken into custody and manipulated into believing the lies being told about them. Based on a true story.

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7.1/10

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After they were found to have mishandled many of the abuse cases of the early 1980s, the legal officials involved in the case faced much public scrutiny and many lost their jobs; as the film's ending text states, one of the lawyers who had coached the Kniffen boys into confession did indeed end up working for minimum wage as a cashier afterwards, while others continued to work within the court system until at least 2009, facing little to no serious consequences for the way they responded to the cases. As was later revealed after the making of this film, most of the legal team involved with the prosecution had read the now-debunked true-crime novel "Michelle Remembers", about a case of alleged satanic-ritual abuse syndrome.

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Brandon Kniffen (Age 15-21): You don't understand! If it never happened... then how am I supposed to live with myself?

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10/10

This movie is a "must see" for anyone who has a child or children and/or works with children and/or families, etc.

I agree that 10 is not a high enough number to rate this movie. This movie was well written, produced, and all the actors and actresses did a wonderful job. I am a fan of Virginia Madsen. The sad part is that what happened to this family happens all the time to other families and you do not hear or read about it. As I children's rights advocate, I have seen what happened to this family happen time and again. While you are watching this movie or even after you have seen it you will ask yourself, "How can this happen in the US?" Of course, I have other personal opinions that I cannot post here. This movie is a "must see" for anyone who has a child or children and/or works with children and/or families, etc. I would highly recommend this movie to be shown in college Psychology classes, law schools, especially when you are studying Family Law/Domestc Law, Criminal Law, and for medical doctors, nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, etc.