Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America

Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America is a documentary film released in 2010 that depicts the issue of domestic violence in the U.S. as told through the personal story of Kim Mosher, a mother of three from Wabasha, Minnesota, and victim of physical and emotional abuse. Finally leaving her husband in 2008 and facing an uncertain future, she succeeds in re-building much of her life, seeking refuge at a women's shelter and forming deep friendships with other victims.

Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America
Directed byPeter Cohn
Produced byPeter Cohn
CinematographyDominic Howes
Edited byDara Kell
Thavisouk Phrasavath
Music byRick Baitz
Release date
  • April 18, 2010 (2010-04-18) (St. Paul International Film Festival)
Running time
51 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Detailing the problems dealt with by the multi-disciplinary anti-abuse effort known as the "Duluth model", it has received a variety of supportive critical reviews from publications such as the City Pages and The Minnesota Post.

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