Meeting My Aggressor - Restorative Justice Pathways
Catalogue Number: A196-024
Producer: 416 Productions
Producers: Theuriau, Mélissa
Directors: Bidegain, Maîana
Producing Agencies: 416 Prod
Subject: Criminal Justice & Law, Documentary, Guidance, Health, Psychology, Social Issues, Social Sciences
Language: English
Grade Level: Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: France
Copyright Year: 2019
Running Time: 69:47
December 2017. A woman, victim of rape by a stranger in her childhood, finds herself in dialogue with her attacker, 33 years later. The little girl who was raped is the film's director Maiana Bidegain.
This improbable meeting is possible in France because of the 2014 Restorative Justice Law.... Far from being an end point, this Encounter with My Aggressor is only the beginning of her quest, which takes her across the Atlantic, to Quebec where she meets other victims and aggressors, as well as people who were the pioneers in putting this new vision of justice into practice, where everyone must play an active part in repairing wrongs.
Previously titled: Encounter with My Aggressor
French narration / English subtitles.
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