Suzanne, Suzanne (1982)

This poignant documentary profiles a young black woman's struggle to confront the legacy of a physically abusive father and her headlong flight into drug abuse. Suzanne, after years of physical and psychological abuse, is compelled to understand her father's violence and her mother's passive complicity, who suffered at her husband's hands as well, as the keys to her own self-destruction. After years of silence, Suzanne and her mother are finally able to share their painful experiences with each other in an intensely moving moment of truth.

Released

1982-01-01

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

26 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Camille Billops, James Hatch

TMDB rating

6.0/10 from 10 votes