Pedophilia in films

This article is AbOUT pedophilia/paedophilia in movies/films. For pedophilia in other media, see Pedophilia in literature (boys), Pedophilia in literature (girls), Pedophilia in the theatre, and Pedophilia and child [...] abuse in songs.

Pedophilia has been the theme of many films. Child [...] abuse/child molestation also occurs in many of these films, like I Know My First Name Is Steven. Some films do not explore the abusive aspects of the adult/child [...] relationship, like Voor een verloren soldaat. Others, like L.I.E. depict an abuser who has a few endearing qualities. Some movies focus on positive aspects of the relationships.

Other films, like Hearts in Atlantis or The Man Without a Face, do not directly deal with pedophilia, but concern adults suspected of being pedophiles and also abusers. Some films, like Morte a Venezia, have a [...] protagonist who commits no illegal acts.

The two adaptations of the novel Lolita are perhaps the most well known examples of pedophilia in films.

There are the main sections on boys and girls, followed by sections on criminal investigations based on true stories and media personalities.

Movies with a pedophilia theme involving underage boys

Movies depicting child [...] abuse, having a theme of pedophilia, or content depicting or discussing [...] relationships with underage boys:

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• 1900, Nineteen Hundred, 1976 film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

A boy is raped and killed by a fascist.

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• Abuse, 1983, directed by Arthur J. Bressan Jr.

Thomas, an effeminate 14-year-old who is physically abused by his parents, has a relationship with a 30-year-old gay man

• Les amitiés particulières, 1964 French film, released in English as This Special Friendship based on the novel Les amitiés particulières, published in the UK as Special Friendships and in the USA as Secret Friendships by Roger Peyrefitte

A boy falls in love with a much younger schoolboy who is also loved by a priesthttp://filmsdefrance.com/FDF_Les_Amities_particulieres_1964_rev.html

• All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story - 2000
• Amor Estranho Amor, released in English as Love Strange Love, 1982 Brazilian film directed by Walter Hugo Khouri and starring Xuxa

A prostitute seduces a 12-year-old boyhttp://www.cinepassion.org/Reviews/a/AmorEstranhoAmor.html

• Antwone Fisher, 2002, directed by Denzel Washington, based on Antwone Fisher's autobiographical story Finding Fish

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• Bad Education - listed under La Mala Educación
• The Boy Who Cried [...], 1991, directed by Juan José Campanella

12-year-old Danny is molested by a Vietnam Vethttp://www.moirakelly.net/careerinfo/boywhocriedbitch.htm

• Bump in the Night, 1991, directed by Karen Arthur, based on the novel Bump in the Night by Isabelle Holland

Lawrence, a [...] (Christopher Reeve), abducts 8-year-old Jonathan

• Burning Secret, 1988, directed by Andrew Birkin

An aristocrat becomes infatuated with a 12-year-old boy

• The Butterfly Effect, 2004, directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber

Eric Stoltz puts two 7-year-olds [...] in a house supposedly making a Robin Hood movie.

• The Boys of St. Vincent - Part 1 - 1992 / Part 2 - 1993. Based on a 1970s scandal at an orphanage in Canada, where priests were sexually and physically abusing their charges.

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• The Celebration, (Danish title: Festen), 1998, written and directed by Thomas Vinterberg

Christian and Linda, who later committed [...], were sexually abused by their father when they were childrenhttp://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=59674

• The Child I Never Was, (Ein Leben lang kurze Hosen tragen), directed by Kai S. Pieck

A German boy, Jürgen Bartsch, is convicted for the [...] and [...] molestation of younger boys.http://www.moviecentre.net/upcomingmovies/preview/movie_id_588.htm

• ''Children of God: Lost and Found, 2007, directed by Noah Thomson

Documentary of Thomson's life and abuse as a child in a Christian cult

• Child's Cry, 1986, directed by Gilbert Cates
• Closure, 2007, directed by Douglas Downing III
• The Conformist, 1970, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, adapted from The Conformist by Alberto Moravia
• Cries from the Heart, 1994, also released as Touch of Truth, directed by Michael Switzer

Michael, an autistic 7-year-old, reveals that he is being sexually abused by Jeff, his carer

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• Death in Venice is listed under Morte a Venezia''
• The Decameron, (Il decameron), (1990), directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, based on the novel Decamerone by Giovanni Boccaccio.

features an episode where an immoral priest solicits a street urchin.

• Deliver Us From Evil, 2006, directed by Amy Berg

The true story of Catholic priest Father Oliver O'Grady who abused both boys and girls.

• La discesa di Aclà a Floristella, released in English as Acla's Descent into Floristella, 1992, Italian film directed by Aurelio Grimaldi

11-year-old Aclà is sold into slavery and has to work in a sulpher mine with other young boys who are regularly sexually abused by the miners.

• Duvar, released in English as Güney's The Wall or The Wall, 1983 Turkish film directed by Yilmaz Güney

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• Eban and Charley, 2000, directed by James Bolton

A 29-year-old forms an intimate relationship with a 14-year-old boyhttp://www.filmmakermagazine.com/archives/online_features/bolton.php

• Un enfant dans la foule, A Child in the Crowd, 1976, directed by Gérard Blain

13-year-old Paul discovers that he is attractive to certain soldiers in 1944

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• For a Lost Soldier is listed under Voor een verloren soldaat

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• Gossenkind, released in English as Street Kid and Streetchild, 1992, directed by Peter Kern

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• Happiness, 1998, directed by Todd Solondz

A respected psychiatrist and family man is a predatory abuser of his young son's friends.Davies, Jon. Imagining Intergenerationality: Representation and Rhetoric in the [...] Movie

GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies - Volume 13, Number 2-3

http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/38/adultkids.htm

• The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, 2004, directed by and starring Asia Argento with Dylan and Cole Sprouse, from the novel The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, by JT LeRoyDavies, Jon. Imagining Intergenerationality: Representation and Rhetoric in the [...] Movie

GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies - Volume 13, Number 2-3

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• Isä meidän, released in English as Our Father, 1993, Finnish film directed by Veikko Aaltonen

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• The Jaundiced Eye, 1999, directed by Nonny de la Peña
• Judgment, 1990, directed by Tom Topor

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• Kids Don’t Tell, 1985, directed by Sam O’Steen
• A Kind of Hush, 1999, directed by Brian Stirner, based on Richard Johnson's autobiographical novel Getting Even, now published as A Kind of Hush
• Kinsey, 2004, directed by Bill Condon

Kenneth Braun claims [...] relations with 605 pre-adolescent males and with 231 pre-adolescent females as well as many family members.http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31055

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• L.I.E., a 2001 film starring Paul Dano and Brian Cox as "Big John". The film stands out for its portrayal of Big John as a person with genuine fatherly feelings. The film earned a NC-17 rating, and showed in very few theaters during its initial release.http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/38/adultkids.htm
• Lakki, also released as Lakki: The Boy Who Grew Wings, 1992, Norwegian film directed by Svend Wam
• The Lost Son, 1999, directed by Chris Menges

The child [...] trade in London.

• La Luna, 1979, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
• Lust och fägring stor, released in English as All Things Fair, 1995, Swedish film directed by Bo Widerberg

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• M, a German 1931 classic by Fritz Lang about the hunt for a child molester and serial killer, American remake in 1951.
• La Mala Educación, released in English as Bad Education, 2004, a Spanish film directed by Pedro Almodóvar

Two boys fall in love and are also abused by a priest at their school.Davies, Jon. Imagining Intergenerationality: Representation and Rhetoric in the [...] Movie

GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies - Volume 13, Number 2-3

• The Man Without a Face, 1993, directed by and starring Mel Gibson and also starring Nick Stahl, based on the novel The Man Without a Face by Isabelle Holland

A disfigured teacher with a mysterious past forms a friendship with a troubled 12-year-old boy. Public suspicion over the nature of their relationship drives the film toward its climax, though the actual relationship between the two is left ambiguous.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/themanwithoutafacepg13harrington_a0ab79.htm

• Morte a Venezia, 1971, directed by Luchino Visconti and starring Dirk Bogarde, released in English as Death in Venice, based on the novel Der Tod in Venedig (Death in Venice), by Thomas Mann.

A composer becomes obsessed with a beautiful teenage boy he meets in Venice.

• Mysterious Skin 2004 directed by Gregg Araki, from the novel of the same name by Scott Heim

Two adolescents molested as young boys have very different memories of their experiences.Davies, Jon. Imagining Intergenerationality: Representation and Rhetoric in the [...] Movie

GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies - Volume 13, Number 2-3

• Mystic River, 2003, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Sean Penn and Kevin Bacon, based on the novel Mystic River by Dennis Lehane

The lives of three men who were childhood friends come together again. One boy had been abducted by pedophiles when playing in the street with the others.

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• The Near Room 1995, directed by David Hayman

Charlie Colquhoun (Adrian Dunbar) learns that his old schoolmate Harris Hill was raped by his father and is now involved in a child [...] ring.

• The Night Listener, 2006, directed by Patrick Stettner, starring Robin Williams, Toni Collette and Rory Culkin, based on the novel The Night Listener by Armistead Maupin
• Notes on a Scandal, 2006, directed by Richard Eyre and starring Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett, based on the novel by Zoë Heller

A female teacher falls for a 15-year-old student and has [...] with him.

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• Pixote, (Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco), 1981, directed by Hector Babenco
• Pregi, 2004, released in English as The Welts, a Polish film directed by Magdalena Piekorz
• The Prince of Tides, 1991, directed by Barbra Streisand from the novel by Pat Conroy

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• The Reflecting Skin, 1990, directed by Philip Ridley
• Return to Innocence, 2001, directed by Rocky Costanzo, based on the novel Return to Innocence, 1999 by Gary M. Frazier
• Running Scared, 2006, directed by Wayne Kramerhttp://www.filethirteen.com/reviews/runningscared/runningscared.htm
• Running with Scissors, 2006, directed by Ryan Murphy and based on the memoir Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs

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• Sapore del Grano, released in the USA as The Flavor of Corn, 1991, an Italian film directed by Gianni da Campo

Lorenzo, a professor, falls under the spell of Duilio, a 12-year-old pupil.

• Say Uncle, 2005, directed by and starring Peter Paige

Paul, a naive man,is falsely accused of child molestationhttp://www.variety.com/review/VE1117927725.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&s=h&p=0

• Seduction in a Small Town, also known as Harvest of Lies, 1997, directed by Charles Wilkinson

A mother is falsely accused of abusing her children

• [...] Crimes and the Vatican (2006), documentary filmed for the BBC Panorama Documentary Series which details how the Vatican has used Crimen sollicitationis secret document to silence allegations of [...] abuse by priests and how Crimen sollicitationis was enforced for 20 years by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger before he became the Pope. 1
• Sin Destino, 2002, directed by Leopoldo Laborde

Fran, a 15-year-old street hustler, has been sexually abused since he was 9 years old

• Sleepers, 1996 film directed by Barry Levinson, based on the book Sleepers by Lorenzo Carcaterra
• Smukke dreng, released in the USA as Pretty Boy, 1993, Danish film directed by Carsten Sonder
• This Special Friendship (Secret Friendships) is listed under Les amitiés particulières
• Solo für Klarinette (Solo for Clarinet), 1998, directed by Nico Hofmann

A Berlin policeman uncovers a paedophile ring

• Song for a Raggy Boy, 2003, directed by Aisling Walsh, starring Aidan Quinn, based on Song for a Raggy Boy written by Patrick Galvin

The true story of one teacher's fight to stop [...] abuse in an Irish Reformatory School

• Sweet Movie, 1974, directed by Dusan Makavejev

Among other perversions, young boys are sexually assaulted by a Beauty Queen

• Sønner, 2006, released as Sons outside Norway, Norwegian film directed by Erik Richter Strand

Tells the story of a former victim seeking revenge from the middle-aged man who for a long time has sexually abused young boys in the community, and uses pictures to blackmail his victims into staying quiet

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• Tras el crystal, also released as In a Glass Cage, 1987, a Spanish film directed by Agustí Villaronga http://www.offscreen.com/biblio/essays/glass_cage

Angelo, sexually abused as a 10-year-old boy, returns to haunt Klaus, the now-paralised abuser and a [...] child killer. In a cycle of abuse, Angelo reenacts scenes of child torture and [...] from Klaus' scrapbook.

• Torzók, released in English as Abandoned, 2001, Hungarian film directed by Árpád Sopsits
• Twist of Faith, 2004, directed by Kirby [...]

Tony Comes survived [...] abuse by a Catholic priesthttp://www.villagevoice.com/film/0526,bk2,65389,20.html

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• Der Unhold, a German film released in English as The Ogre, 1996, directed by Volker Schlöndorff

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• La Ville dont le Prince est un Enfant, released in the USA as The Fire that Burns, 1997 French film, directed by Christophe Malavoy, based on the play by Henry de Montherlant
• La virgen de los sicarios, released in English as Our Lady of the Assassins, 2000, directed by Barbet Schroederhttp://www.brightlightsfilm.com/38/adultkids.htm
• Vito e gli altri, Vito and the Others, 1991, Italian film directed by Antonio Capuano
• Voor een verloren soldaat, 1992, released in the USA as For a Lost Soldier from the novel by Dutch author Rudi van Dantzig.

A Canadian soldier in Europe during World War II has a [...] relationship with a 12-year-old boy.http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/38/adultkids.htm

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• Whipping Boy, 1996, directed by Di Drew from the novel Whipping Boy by Gabrielle Lord

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Pedophilia as a minor theme

Pedophilia and childhood sexuality are minor themes in some films, including:

• The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros), 2005, directed by Auraeus Solito

A 12-year-old gay boy (Nathan Lopez) is molested as he walks home

• Clay Farmers, 1988, directed by A.P. Gonzalez

Gary's father wrongly accuses two young gay men of molesting his 12-year-old son.http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/38/adultkids.htm

• Tout contre Léo, released in English as Close to Leo 2002, directed by Christophe Honoré

Scenes of intimacy between two brothers - 18-year-old AIDS sufferer Léo and 12-year-old Marcel; between Marcel and his best friend Yvan, and between Marcel and Yvan's mother

• The Exterminator, 1980, directed by James Glickenhaus

The exterminator kills the leader of a child [...] ring and one of his clients

• Farewell My Concubine, (Ba wang bie ji), 1993 directed by Chen Kaige.
• Hearts in Atlantis, 2001, directed by Scott Hicks, from the Stephen King novel, Hearts in Atlantis

Bobby's mother wrongly suspects that Ted Brautigan (Anthony Hopkins) has molested both her 11-year-old son (Anton Yelchin) and his friend Carol (Mika Boorem)

• Henry & Verlin, also released in Canada as Eyes That Went Away, directed by

Henry, who is slow-witted, is wrongly suspected of molesting Verlin, his autistic 9-year-old best friend.

• If...., 1968 directed by Lindsay Anderson
• Lamb, 1986, directed by Colin Gregg, based on the novel Lamb by Bernard Mac Laverty

Michael Lamb, a Christian Brother, abducts 12-year-old Owen Kane, but does not [...] him.

• One Hour Photo, 2002, directed by Mark Romanek and starring Robin Williams and Dylan Smith

Sy (Robin Williams) was abused by his father as a child

• Pay It Forward, 2000, directed by Mimi Leder and starring Kevin Spacey

Trevor (Haley Joel Osment) is propositioned by a man when he runs away from home and Eugene (Kevin Spacey) attacks the man

• A Perfect World, 1993, directed by, and starring, Clint Eastwood and Kevin Costner as Butch

A prisoner who escaped with Butch tries to [...] 8-year-old Phillip (T.J Lowther)

• Second Best, 1994, directed by Chris Menges, from the novel by David Cook

Friends and neighbors question Graham's motives when he tries to adopt 10-year-old James

• Vers le sud, released in English as Heading South, 2005, directed by Laurent Cantet

One of the women is tempted to spend some time with a 12 year-old boy.

• The Weather Man, 2005, directed by Gore Verbinski

Mike (Nicholas Hoult), a 15-year-old boy, claims his counselor comes on to him and the boy's father David Spritz (Nicholas Cage) beats the man up.

• Without a Trace 1983, directed by Stanley R. Jaffe and based on Still Missing by Beth Gutcheon

A gay housekeeper is suspected of molesting and kidnapping a 6-year-old boy

Overtones of pedophilia

Some commentators have implied that there are overtones of pedophilia in the following movies:

• Birth, 2004

Anna (Nicole Kidman) and 10-year-old Sean (Cameron Bright) share a bath. 23

• Finding Neverland, 2004, directed by Marc Foster

The story of J.M. Barrie's friendship with the Llewelyn-Davies boys who inspired him to create Peter Pan, including Peter (Freddie Highmore)

• Whole New Thing, 2005, directed by Amnon Buchbinder

A 13-year-old boy develops a crush on his teacher.

• Wild Tigers I Have Known, 2006, directed by Cam Archerhttp://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Critic_Review/Guardian_review/0,,2087225,00.html

Movies with a pedophilia theme involving underage girls

Movies depicting child [...] abuse, a theme of pedophilia, or [...] content involving girls include:

• L'Amant, released in the UK as The Lover, 1992, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on the autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras

An affair between a 30-year-old Chinese man and a 15-year-old French girl in colonial Vietnam.

• Aftermath, also known as A Long Way Home, 2001, directed by Lorraine Senna Ferrara
• Árvácska released in English as Nobody's Daughter, 1976, directed by László Ranódy
• [...] Out of Carolina,1996, directed by Anjelica Huston from the novel of the same name by Dorothy Allison
• Camping Cosmos 1996, directed by Jan Bucquoy
• Cape Fear and its remake directed by J. Lee Thompson and Martin Scorsese

The main character, Max Cady, sexually abuses Danielle Bowden, the daughter of Sam Bowden.

• The Celebration, (Danish title: Festen), 1998, written and directed by Thomas Vinterberg

On his father's 60th birthday, Christian reveals to the family that, when he was a child, his father used to sexually abuse him and his late sister, Linda, who later committed [...].

• Closet Land, 1991, directed by Radha Bharadwaj
• The Color Purple, 1985, directed by Steven Spielberg, from the book The Color Purple by Alice Walker.
• Contre-enquête, (Counter Investigation), 2007, directed by Franck Mancuso
• Crimes of the Future, 1969, directed by David Cronenberg
• Daddy, 1973, written and directed by Niki de Saint Phalle

Saint Phalle is sexually abused by her father

• Daddie's Little Piece of Dresden China, 1988, short animation directed by Karen Watson.
• The Dangerous Stranger is a 1950 classroom movie about 'stranger danger'

A police officer tells children about the dangers of accepting rides or presents from strangers

• Dolores Claiborne, 1993, directed by Taylor Hackford, from the book Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King
• Dreamchild, 1985, directed by Gavin Millar, developed from the television play Alice by Dennis Potter, and based on the life of Charles Dodgson/Lewis Carroll
• The Fall before Paradise, 2005, directed by Steven Gillilan
• Fallen Angel, 1981, directed by Robert Michael Lewis
• The Final Cut, directed by Omar Naim
• Fiona, 1998, directed by Amos Kollek
• Fleurs de Sang, 2002, directed by Myriam Mézières and Alain Tanner
• For My Daughter's Honor, also known as Indecent Seduction, 1996, directed by Alan Metzger.
• Freeway, 1996, directed by Matthew Bright
• Frühreifen-Report, 1973, an Austrian film directed by Ernst Hofbauer
• The Good Mother, also known as The Price of Passion, 1988, directed by Leonard Nimoy, from the novel by Sue Miller

A man allows a 6-year-old girl to touch his genitals, although not with the intention of [...] stimulation.

• Hard Candy, 2006 directed by David Slade

A 32-year-old photographer is suspected of being a [...] by a 14-year-old girl who decides to take action.

• Her Desperate Choice 1996, directed by Michael Scott.
• Hounddog, 2007, written, directed and produced by Deborah Kampmeier. Dakota Fanning plays the child abuse victim.
• Innocence, 2004, directed by Lucile Hadzihalilovic
• Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love,directed by Mira Nair
• Kids Don’t Tell, 1985, directed by Sam O’Steen
• Liar, Liar, also known as Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter, 1992, directed by Jorge Montesi
• Little Children, 2006, directed by Todd Field from the novel of the same name by Tom Perrotta
• The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, 1976, directed by Nicolas Gessner
• Lolita, 1962, directed by Stanley Kubrick, staring James Mason
• Lolita, 1997, directed by Adrian Lyne, starring Jeremy Irons
• The Mark, 1961, directed by Guy Green
• To Monon, tis zois tou taxidion, (To Mόνον της Zωής του Tαξείδιον), 2001, directed by Lakis Papastathis, a Greek film released in English as The Only Journey of his Life
• Monsoon Wedding, 2001, directed by Mira Nair
• Never Take Sweets from a Stranger, (Never Take Candy from a Stranger in the USA), 1960, directed by Cyril Frankel
• La Niña santa, 2004, released in English as The Holy Girl, directed by Lucrecia Martel
• Nine Lives, 2005, directed by Rodrigo Garcia
• No Child of Mine, 1997, directed by Peter Kosminsky
• Not in My Family, 1993, also known as Shattering the Silence, directed by Linda Otto
• The Offence, also known as The Offense, 1972, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sean Connery

Cop kills a suspected child molester during interrogation because he denies and can't get to terms with his own desire for little girls

• Once Were Warriors, 1994, directed by Lee Tamahori and starring Temuera Morrison, based on the novel Once Were Warriors by Alan Duff

A 13 year-old girl is raped by one of her father's friends and subsequently hanged herself.

• Oude Tongen, (Old Tongues), 1994 in film, directed by Gerardjan Rijnders4
• Palindromes, 2004, directed by Todd Solondz
• Péché véniel... Péché mortel..., 1995, written and directed by Pomme Meffre
• Piccole Labbra, 1978, released in English as Little Lips, directed by Mimmo Cattarinich
• Pretty Baby, 1978 directed by Louis Malle and starring Brooke Shields
• Priest, 1994, directed by Antonia Bird
• The Quiet, 2005, directed by Jamie Babbit
• Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story, 1993, directed by Bill Corcoran
• Short Eyes, 1977, directed by Robert M. Young, based of the play Short Eyes, by Miguel Piñero
• Sin City, 2005, directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller

Detective Hartigan (Bruce Willis) is framed for raping 11-year-old Nancy.

• Stop at Nothing, 1991, directed by Chris Thomson
• The Sweet Hereafter, 1997, directed by Atom Egoyan
• A Time to Kill, 1996, directed by Joel Schumacher, from the novel by John Grisham

A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two men who raped his 9-year-old daughter.

• Ultimate Betrayal, 1994, directed by Donald Wrye
• Under Suspicion, 2000, directed by Stephen Hopkins, starring Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman
• Valmont, 1989, directed by Milos Forman
• The War Zone, 1999, directed by Tim Roth
• Wheels of Terror, 1990, directed by Christopher Cain
• While Justice Sleeps, 1994, directed by Alan Smithee
• Woman Thou Art Loosed, 2004, directed by Michael Schultz
• The Woodsman, 2004 directed by Nicole Kassell, starring Kevin Bacon

Pedophilia as a minor theme

Pedophilia is a minor theme in some films, including:

• The Aristocrats, 2005, directed by Paul Provenza
• The Big Lebowski, 1998 directed by Joel and Ethan Coen

Jesus Quintana (John Turturro) went to prison for exposing himself to an 8-year-old girl

• The Cider House Rules, 1999, directed by Lasse Hallström.
• Donnie Darko, 2001 directed by Richard Kelly

A motivational speaker (Patrick Swayze), is discovered to be a [...] when his collection of child [...] is found.

• Forrest Gump, 1994, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks
• Kill Bill Vol. 1, 2003, directed by Quentin Tarantino - during Chapter 3: the Origin of O-Ren Ishii
• Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, 2005, directed by Shane Black
• My Father the Hero, (My father, ce héros), 1994, directed by Steve Miner

A 14-year-old girl pretends to be her father's lover in order to impress a boy.

• National Lampoon's Animal House 1978 directed by John Landis

Thomas Hulce's character discovers the girl he's just lost his virginity to is only thirteen.

• Osama, 2003, directed by Siddiq Barmak
• Silent Hill, 2006, directed by Christophe Gans
• Volver, 2006, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
• You Are Mine Forever aka In Quiet Night, 1996, directed by H. Anne Riley.

[...] overtones

Some commentators have implied that there are pedophilic overtones in the following movie:

• Léon, 1994, directed by Luc Besson; involving Léon (Jean Reno) and 12-year-old Mathilda (Natalie Portman). There is a cut scene only available on DVD where Mathilda asks Leon to be her first which he refuses saying she should enjoy life as little girl more before contemplating such things. 5
• M, 1931, directed by Fritz Lang and starring Peter Lorre

Criminal investigations based on true stories

• The Boys of St. Vincent, 1992, directed by John N. Smith and its sequel
• The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later, 1993, directed by John N. Smith

The two films chronicle abuse by priests at an orphanage in Canada and are based on true events.

• Capturing the Friedmans, 2003 documentary directed by Andrew Jarecki

The controversy surrounding the conviction of a father and son for the abuse of children who came into their home for computer classes.

• Deliver Us from Evil, 2006, directed by Amy Berg

The true story of Catholic priest Father Oliver O'Grady who abused both boys and girls

• Do You Know the Muffin Man?, 1989, directed by Gilbert Cates

Ritual satanic [...] abuse and child [...] at a day-care centre.

• Gacy 2003, directed by Clive Saunders

The story of John Wayne Gacy, the serial child molester and [...].

• I Know My First Name Is Steven, also released as The Missing Years, 1989, directed by Larry Elikann

The true story of Steven Stayner's life after being kidnapped at the age of seven and his abuse over seven years.

• Indictment: The McMartin Trial, 1995, directed by Mick Jackson

The true story of the McMartin family who were wrongly accused of the molestation of preschool children.

• Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story, 1999, directed by Stephen Tolkin

Ellie Nesler shoots he son Willy's alleged molester during his trial.

• Just Ask My Children, 2001, directed by Arvin Brown

The story of wrongfully accused parents from the Kern County child abuse cases

• Just, Melvin: Just Evil, 2000, documentary directed by James Ronald Whitney

A grandfather sexually molests a number of family members

• Menendez: A [...] in Beverly Hills, 1994, directed by Larry Elikann and Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders 1994, directed by Paul Schneider

The story of the Menendez brothers who murdered their parents then claimed they had been abused as children.

• Our Fathers, 2005, directed by Dan Curtis from the book by David France

Boys have been abused by John Geoghan and other priests.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_sex_abuse_cases

• Pure Fiction, 1998, directed by Marian Handwerker

A child [...] abuse ring in Belgium

• Stevie, 2002, directed by Steve James

A documentary about Stevie Fielding, an abused boy who became an abuser himself.

• Unspeakable Acts, 1990, directed by Linda Otto and featuring Joseph Mazzello, based on the novel Unspeakable Acts by Jan Hollingsworth

[...] abuse at a Dade County daycare center; based on a true story.

The Waco siege has been the subject of a number of documentary films, including:

• In the Line of Duty: Ambush at Waco
• Waco: The Big Lie and Waco II: The Big Lie Continues
• Waco: An Apparent Deviation
• Day 51: The True Story of Waco
• Waco: The Rules of Engagement
• America Wake Up (Or Waco)
• The Assault on Waco
• Inside Waco

One justification for the assault on the Branch Davidian compound included allegations of child [...] abuse. David Koresh was also said to have taken child brides.

Media personalities

Michael Jackson was acquitted of child [...] abuse. Films that cover the story include:

• Michael Jackson and the Boy He Paid Off, 2004, directed by Helen Littleboy
• Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story, 2004, directed by Allan Moyle
• Behind the Scenes at the Michael Jackson Trial, 2005

The film Clownhouse was directed by Victor Salva and released in 1989. The lead role was played by 12-year-old child actor Nathan Forrest Winters. Salva was convicted in 1989 of molesting Winters and of capturing the mutual oral [...] on video, although it was not depicted in the released film. Salva served fifteen months in a California state prison.

The Aristocrats, 2005, directed by Paul Provenza is a documentary about the classic dirty joke. Many tellings of the joke by famous comedians feature explicit descriptions of the violent child [...] abuse of infants and children by their parents and siblings.

See also

• Pedophilia in literature (boys)
• Pedophilia in literature (girls)
• Pedophilia in the theatre
• Pedophilia and child [...] abuse in television
• Pedophilia and child [...] abuse in songs
• Pederastic filmography

References

• Coming of Age: Movie and Video Guide by Don Lort. Companion Press, 1997. ISBN 1889138029
• The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995 by John Holmstrom. Michael Russell Publishing, 1996. ISBN 0859551784
• Children in the Movies, by Neil Sinyard: a study of how childhood has been portrayed in films. Palgrave Macmillan, 1992. ISBN 031207574X

External links

• The Internet Movie Database