An American Crime
2007 · 1h 37m · Crime, Drama, Horror · United States of America · Rated R (US)
The true story of a child's punishment that became a woman's crime.
The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
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Tommy O'Haver7.2Smart score
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1960sbased on true storybasementcarnivalchild abusechurchdysfunctional familyfemale child abuserjumping on a bedmistreatmentmurderrapesingle motherteenage girltorturetrue crimewatching tv
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