Blues for Willadean (2012)
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57% of users liked it
(92 ratings)
Blues for Willadean explores the hidden emotions, shame, and secrecy of battered women, while also offering hope, healing and truth. A delicate blend of frightened humor and pain, it delves right into the heart of abuse from all sides - the abuser, the abused, and the powerless bystander. It is the… More Blues for Willadean explores the hidden emotions, shame, and secrecy of battered women, while also offering hope, healing and truth. A delicate blend of frightened humor and pain, it delves right into the heart of abuse from all sides - the abuser, the abused, and the powerless bystander. It is the story of Willadean Winkler, the wife of a blue collar truck driver, as she attempts to escape the abusive prison he has built for her. With the help of her only friend, LaSonia, who lives in the trailer next door and the musical encouragement of the specter of a mystical Blues Singer, Willadean fights to break the cycle of the sick dance between the abuser and the abused. -- (C) Official Site
- Directed By
- Del Shores
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 5, 2012 Limited
- Studio
- Independent Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
The characters never feel like people, they are always mere functionaries of the story.
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