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Secret Cutting

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Without the support system of a caring family or close friends, teenager Dawn Cottrell (Kimberlee Peterson) resorts to cutting herself to ease her emotional distress. When another outcast (Taylor Stanley) discovers her self-harm, Dawn finally has someone who can relate, though she still needs therapy. Fortunately, Dawn meets a psychiatrist (Rhea Perlman) who helps her through her disorder -- but Dawn's mother (Sean Young) and fathe (Robert Wisden) don't make the healing process easy.

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James Endrst Hartford Courant For parents with teenage children, the story is terrifying. It's something else to think about, to look into -- rather than merely tossing and turning at night with worry. Peterson offers a powerful but understated performance. Jun 27, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I love this movie but i wish they ended it by her finding a way to stop or something Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member I think it was not that bad of a movie but the mother and brother sure pissed me off a lot of the time, especially the mother who just made everything worse for the poor girl. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Dawn Cottrell is a pretty, artistic girl who is just trying to fit into high school. Her one problem is that she suffers from a phenomenon known as 'self mutilation' where she injures herself by slashing at her skin to relieve stress. Not only is school difficult for Dawn, but her home life is less to be desired. She has an ignorant mother who poorly understands Dawn and her problem, a father who she can barely identify with and a brother who she does not see eye to eye with. Dawn later seeks help from a psychiatrist who assists to ease her pain. Secret Cutting depicts a topic that is in need of understanding, as self mutilation is often seen as taboo and as attention seeking. The film portrays 'cutters' to be sexually promiscuous, unstable and to live in dysfunctional families. Despite the flawed story line, Sean Young, Kimberlee Peterson and Rhea Pearlman were excellent actors. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Graphic, hard-hitting story about a girl who cuts herself to relieve her inner pain. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/28/23 Full Review Audience Member all the feel of a public service announcement and very triggering, but the message is good: cutting isn't about getting attention, it's about releasing pain. it was a good show. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I loved this movie. It was very powerful. People who don't relate to the main character won't like it as much as cutters. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Norma Bailey

Director

Sean Young

Joyce Cottrell

Kimberlee Peterson

Dawn Cottrell

Robert Wisden

Russell Cottrell

Taylor Stanley

Lorraine Rafeedie

Cody Serpa

Alex Cottrell
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Synopsis Without the support system of a caring family or close friends, teenager Dawn Cottrell (Kimberlee Peterson) resorts to cutting herself to ease her emotional distress. When another outcast (Taylor Stanley) discovers her self-harm, Dawn finally has someone who can relate, though she still needs therapy. Fortunately, Dawn meets a psychiatrist (Rhea Perlman) who helps her through her disorder -- but Dawn's mother (Sean Young) and fathe (Robert Wisden) don't make the healing process easy.
Director
Norma Bailey
Producer
David C. Thomas
Production Co
Long Bow Group
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 22, 2019
Runtime
1h 37m