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Painful Secrets is a canadien film of genre Drama released in USA on 30 may 2000 with Sean Young
Painful Secrets (2000)
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Add to a movie listSecret Cutting (also known as Painful Secrets) is a 2000 made-for-TV movie directed by Norma Bailey, starring Kimberlee Peterson and Rhea Perlman, about a self-harming teenager, focusing on and her relation with family, friend and acquaintances. The story of the television film is based on the novel The Luckiest Girl in the World, which was written by Steven Levenkron.
The film aired on the USA Network.
Synopsis
Shy and withdrawn Dawn Cottrell (Kimberlee Peterson) feels as if she is unable to assert any control over her life. She is a teenager who attempts to please the world but feels like she is unable to please anyone. Her mother, Joyce (Sean Young), is vindictive and seems to take out her anger on the rest of the family. As a result, Dawn feels like a failure and unable to please her parents. Unlike most people, who are able to express extreme emotions outwardly through words or through tears, the only way Dawn knows about for channeling her pain is through self-injury. This physical pain secures relief for Dawn relief from the emotional pain that she otherwise would be unable to release.Actors
Sean Young
(Joyce Cottrell)
Robert Wisden
(Russell Cottrell)
Rhea Perlman
(Dr. Parella)
Kett Turton
(Craig Crosetto)
Rosemary Dunsmore
(Principal Luce)
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