The main character is clearly groomed by the b/f from an early age ( 16) . During her questioning by the lawyer she refers to the inculcated guilt experienced during her childhood, yet her sisters appeared to be well adjusted adults. Meeting a coercive controller at such an early age Hedda becomes besotted and we understand wants acceptance and willing to accept punishment and blame for the actions of the man she links up with. He captures her... is an understatement as happens in manipulative coercive relations. Where the perpetrator has total control and his victim is used abused and convinced she is responsible for his violence and rages,
A dark series of imponderable conversations throughout this movie between Hedda and her lawyer and finally the man responsible , who appears to have made a career out of psychologically controlling women.
We learn very little about him or his other victims .. just a pointless movie that could have unearthed a great deal more about how masculine coercive control blights women's lives and leaves them emotionally scared with life long PTSD akin to a soldier who has endured grievous combat.
We learn very little about him or his other victims .. just a pointless movie that could have unearthed a great deal more about how masculine coercive control blights women's lives and leaves them emotionally scared with life long PTSD akin to a soldier who has endured grievous combat.