My Life, My Lesson
7.2
My life my lesson is a raw yet tender documentary that follows 16-year-old Felicia over the course of two years as she is attempting to live a normal teenage-life, having been brought up witnessing her step-dad abusing her mum. It's an intimate portrait of a family living with the scars of domestic violence. Felicia's dream of a normal life is made impossible by her self-harming and the sleeping difficulties caused by the violence. After Rolf threatens to kill her mum the family is being sent to a secret location women's shelter. As things are put on edge Felicia's bravery is tested - will she stand up for her family and herself, and testify in court against the only father she has ever known?
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Åsa Ekman Director
First release January 1, 2015 · Produced in Sweden
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Doc Society
Production
Sweden
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Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Mexico · January 1, 2015
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No release date listed for United States.
Norway
March 25, 2016
Poland
May 12, 2015 · Docs Against Gravity Film Festival
Sweden
January 29, 2015 · Göteborg Film Festival
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