Movie

The Perfect Victim

2012 1 h 22 min
70%
Audience score2 votes on TMDB

For over thirty years, three women have languished in Missouri State prison under unjust sentences for killing their abusive husbands. Denied the opportunity to enter the abuse into evidence, each of the women represents a system broken by outdated and media-sensationalized stereotypes. When a greater understanding of the "battered" syndrome change legal practices in 2000, Missouri's Governor crafts a new law demanding the parole board reevaluate each woman's case.

Status
Released
Release date
01/01/2012
Original language
English

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