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Release Date:
November 11, 1987
Original Title:
To a Safer Place
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Studio D (NFB)
Production Countries:
Canada
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 59
Sexually abused by her father from infancy to early adolescence, Shirley Turcotte is now in her thirties and has succeeded in building a rich and full life. To further reconcile her past and present, she is returning to the people and places of her childhood. Her mother, brothers and sister, all of whom were also caught up in the cycle of family violence, openly share their thoughts. Their frank disclosures will encourage survivors of incest to break through the silence and betrayal to recover and develop a sense of self-worth and dignity.
Director:
Beverly Shaffer
Director of Photography:
Joan Hutton
Editor:
Sidonie Kerr
Executive Producer:
Kathleen Shannon
Ginny Stikeman
Barbara Janes
Rina Fraticelli
Music Editor:
Julian Olson
Original Music Composer:
Loreena McKennitt
Producer:
Beverly Shaffer
Gerry Rogers
Sound Editor:
André Galbrand
Danuta Klis
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Jean-Pierre Joutel
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