Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America (2010)

At a time when domestic violence is surging through the US, the film explores the shocking persistence of violence against women, as refracted through the story of Kim, a Duluth, MN mother of three.

Kim, a Duluth, MN mother of three, is at the center of this compelling exploration of gender violence. As Kim and her daughters flee to a domestic violence shelter, we follow the harrowing struggles in a single-parenting survivor's quest to find work, housing and peace of mind. This multi-level narrative also examines the causes of domestic violence and solutions that have evolved to stop it.

• Release Date: 2010-04-18
• Runtime: 1h 5min
• Production Company: Hillcrest Films
• Production Country: United States of America
• Director: Peter Cohn