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An American Crime. An American Crime is a 2007 American crime drama film directed by Tommy O'Haver and starring Elliot Page [a] and Catherine Keener. The film is based on the true story of the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens by Indianapolis single mother Gertrude Baniszewski. It premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
Dec 7, 2007 · A biography crime drama based on the shocking case of Sylvia Likens, a teenage girl who was locked in the basement of a single mother and her six children in Indiana in 1965. The film stars Elliot Page, Hayley McFarland, Nick Searcy and Catherine Keener, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy.
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- 2007-12-07
A true story of a teenage girl who was tortured and killed by a group of children in the basement of their house in the 1960s. The film shows the events leading up to the crime, the trial of the perpetrators, and the aftermath for the victims and the community.
Victim of torture murder. Sylvia Marie Likens (January 3, 1949 – October 26, 1965) was an American teenager who was tortured and murdered by her caregiver, Gertrude Baniszewski, many of Baniszewski's children, and several of their neighborhood friends. The abuse lasted for three months, occurring incrementally, before Likens died from her ...
An American Crime. The true story of Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s. Starring Catherine Keener, Ellen Page and James Franco. 782 IMDb 7.2 1 h 37 min 2007. R. Drama · Atmospheric · Ominous · Unsettling. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location ...
Oct 30, 2015 · The true story of Gertrude Baniszewski (Catherine Keener), a house mom who vents her frustrations by imprisoning and torturing a beautiful teenager (Ellen Pa...
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An American Crime. Rent An American Crime on Fandango at Home, or buy it on Fandango at Home. Gertrude Baniszewski, a divorced mother of several children, agrees to take care of two girls, Sylvia ...
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