A woman filming a documentary on childhood rape victims starts to question the nature of her childhood relationship with her riding instructor and running coach.A woman filming a documentary on childhood rape victims starts to question the nature of her childhood relationship with her riding instructor and running coach.A woman filming a documentary on childhood rape victims starts to question the nature of her childhood relationship with her riding instructor and running coach.
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I've been meaning to watch this movie for quite a while. I've watched the trailer and read the sinopses. Watching it I wished I went into it without knowing what it was about just because I feel it would be even a more compelling experience.
This movie will make you feel uncomfortable, disgusted, heartbroken, dizzy... And that's why I believe it is such a good one. There will be moments in which you'll find yourself looking away. It's an horrible story seen through the eyes of a woman who is forced to face the truth about something in her past that she managed to hide from herself, as a defense mechanism. It really makes you wonder how many times you and the people around you sugarcoat things, because the reality is just to awful to accept.
Both the leading actresses were amazing, the adult Jenny, shocked, in denial, angry, heartbroken and 13 year old Jenny, confused, broken, innocent, trying to cope with something no child should have to.
It's shocking and brutal. It will leave you feeling sick to your stomach, and it will be completely worth the watch.
This film tells the story of a woman who realises what happened to her when she was a teenager.
It is a story that has a lot of impact on the viewer because of the disturbing subject matter. The story is engaging, and the portrayal of the grooming process is very detailed. It is a sad story, but it is a story that needs to be told, so that people will be vigilant if it happens again.
It is a story that has a lot of impact on the viewer because of the disturbing subject matter. The story is engaging, and the portrayal of the grooming process is very detailed. It is a sad story, but it is a story that needs to be told, so that people will be vigilant if it happens again.
This movie is absolutely perfect. It's raw, real, and shows how sexual abuse can affect the subconscious for a lifetime. As someone who was sexually abused at a young age, I recommend this movie to anyone who has gone through something similar. You won't regret it.
The acting is superb, the writing and style of film works great for the theme.
POWERFUL, MOVING, BREATHTAKINGLY PAINFUL.. This is one movie I will never forget.
The acting is superb, the writing and style of film works great for the theme.
POWERFUL, MOVING, BREATHTAKINGLY PAINFUL.. This is one movie I will never forget.
A distressing, disquieting & devastating self-portrait that's right up there with some of the most upsetting films ever made, The Tale is an unflinchingly raw, immensely brave & powerfully affecting account of the director's own past that's brought to life with deft touch & unapologetic honesty, and features an unforgettable performance from Laura Dern.
While I was watching this highly effective movie, there was a moment, the moment I have remembered some memory that I burried to the deep side of my mind. It was the time I have realised I was abused when I was child. I think it can show that the power of that amazing movie. Finally, I have faced what I live. And the idea of being your own documentarian, it was one of the best way to show how to examine of our memories or what we tell about them to ourselves to feel better. I will never forget that moment and I will never forget this remarkable movie.
Did you know
- TriviaSimilar to in the movie, director Jennifer Fox met with the real Mrs. G several times, and the scenes in the film are based on those meetings. The real Bill would not meet with her, though he spoke with her on the phone many times over the course of several years. The script was based on the real conversations and meetings.
- GoofsThe film is set in the year 2008 but the technical devices such as Apple iPhone, iMac and Macbook are from 2015, when filming took place.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards (2018)
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- ذا تيل
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- 1h 54m(114 min)
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- 1.85 : 1
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