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A Life Interrupted is a american film of genre Drama directed by Stefan Pleszczynski released in USA on 23 april 2007 with Lea Thompson
A Life Interrupted (2007)
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Add to a movie listA Life Interrupted is a 2007 Lifetime Television film directed by Stefan Pleszczynski and starring Lea Thompson. It was nominated in 2008 for the Best TV Movie Gemini Award. It depicts events in life of Debbie Smith leading to passing in 2004 of the Debbie Smith Act.
On March 3, 1989, a man wearing a ski mask entered Debbie Smith's Williamsburg, Virginia, home and threatened her with a gun, dragging her into the woods and blindfolding her before raping her repeatedly over the next hour. She participated in the collection of DNA evidence for a rape kit, but it was not formally tested and entered into a national database until 1994. This film follows Debbie's fight for justice.
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La famille Smith vit à Williamsburgh, en Virginie. Rob est policier, Debbie, elle, s'occupe de leurs deux enfants. La vie de ce couple tranquille est subitement bouleversée lorsqu'un matin après avoir travaillé de nuit, Rob dort à l'étage tandis qu'au même moment Debbie subi un viol. Debbie est détruite d'autant plus que les tests ADN ne sont guère encouragés pour ce type de crimes. Carolyn Maloney, une féministe du Congrès, va tenter de modifier la loi afin que l'ADN soit enfin pris en compte dans ce genre d'affaire. Elle veut faire de Debbie sa porte parole.Actors
Lea Thompson
(Debbie Smith)
Anthony Lemke
(Rob Smith)
Cindy Busby
(Crystal Smith)
Devon Bostick
(Young Bobby)
Tommy Lioutas
(Bobby Smith)
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