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Breaking the Silence

Synopsis

The story of three brothers now in their 50s as they come to terms with the sex abuse they suffered as children - one of the hardest parts of surviving child abuse is making sense of it as an adult.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
45 mins
Format
Digibeta
Director
Jimmy Edmonds
Producer
Amanda Faber
Executive Producer
Todd Austin
Editor
Pip Heywood
Director of Photography
Steve Robinson

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

BBC

ONE LIFE
Room 5503
BBC White City
201 Wood Lane
London W12 7TS
UK

T +44 (0)20 8752 6608

Sales Company

BBC Worldwide

Woodlands
80 Wood Lane
London W12 0TT
UK

T +44 (0)20 8433 2000

www.bbcworldwide.com

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