BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

 

“He didn’t stop; he beat me for five hours. He wouldn’t let me near the phone. I had to press 999 while he didn’t see”

With unprecedented access to the Thames Valley Police Domestic Abuse Teams, and the victims of violence they are helping, Behind Closed Doors gives an extraordinary insight into the most common violent crime to take place in the home.

RUNTIME:
60 minutes

DIRECTOR:
Anna Hall

PRODUCER:
Erica Gornall

Editor:
Paddy Garrick

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
Brian Woods

RELEASED:
2017

RECEPTION

"While reports of domestic abuse are often delivered in stark percentages and horrifying statistics, BBC One's new documentary goes from a very human angle"
Evening Standard

"Film makers followed 3 women for 12 months from the time they went to the police to the moment their attackers faced justice in court"
The Guardian - Louise Tickle

"This concentration on three individual cases made for a compelling and urgent programme"
The Guardian - Lucy Mangan

"These were the most unsettling moments, because they made us understand how difficult it is to know how our neighbours, and even family members, actually live in private."
Daily Mail

"You were left feeling furious not just at the men who commit these crimes but at a system that lets them all but get away with it"
The Telegraph - Anita Singh

"It's by turns eye-opening, heartbreaking and rage inducing...harrowing but important film."
The Telegraph - Michael Hogan

"Powerful new BBC documentary with footage straight from the frontline of domestic abuse situations."
Sunday Mail

AWARDS


GRIERSON 2017
Contemporary Film, Nominee

BAFTA 2017
Single Documentary, Nominee

BAFTA
Craft Awards Best Factual Director, Nominee

ORWELL PRIZE 2017
Exposing Britain's social evils, Nominee

BROADCAST AWARDS 2017
Best Doc, Nominee

EVAW 2016
Best Doc, Nominee

RTS YORKSHIRE 2016
Best Doc, Nominee

 

HELPLINES


Refuge
Domestic Violence Freephone Helpline:
0808 2000 247 (open 24hrs)

Womens Aid
0808 2000 247

Broken Rainbows
gay, lesbian, bi and trans
0300 999 5428

White Ribbon Campaign
Men speaking out against violence

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