American Violet
Movie • 2008 • Drama
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A young single mother of four living in a small Texas town. Arrested during a drug raid and accused of a crime she didn't commit, Dee goes against the wishes of her mother, Alma, and rejects the plea-bargain that would free her from jail, but brand her as a felon for life. As word begins to spread that similar incidents are occurring in poor communities all across the country, Dee realizes that there are more mothers out there like her, and decides to take a stand against powerful district attorney Calvin Beckett. Now, despite being well aware of District Attorney Beckett's fierce reputation, Dee enlists the aid of ACLU attorney David Cohen and former narcotics officer Sam Conroy in overcoming the seemingly insurmountable obstacles that, if not navigated with the greatest of caution, now threaten to destroy her life. With the custody of her children on the line, one brave mother wages a valiant battle to strike at the very heart of the corrupt Texas justice system.
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mothyman
dee's kids are, on two occasions, in the care of their neglectful father and his girlfriend. the girlfriend is a convicted child molester but does not harm the children (although she threatens to in very very vague terms before her past is revealed to the audience)
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dee speaks of having been beaten by her ex while they were together. later in the movie, he beats down her door and throws her to the ground
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depends on how you look at it - the specific case has a happy ending, but the movie is very clear that it doesn't solve racism in the justice system
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dee is asked inappropriate questions about her sexual history, but in a way intended to humiliate her or call her character into question, not out of attraction
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the movie is about corruption in the legal system, and the police are framed as in the wrong. there IS the sort of 'one good cop' fallacy, but it's based on a true story and he was a real guy, so they had a reason to include it
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a schizophrenic man (the informant) is badgered for being 'crazy' and 'unreliable' due to his diagnosis
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guns at a shooting range are in one scene juxtaposed with police brutality to call to mind gun violence, but none actually occurs
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children (including a toddler) are taken from their mother without her consent by their father, it is phrased by dee as a kidnapping
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many clustered towards the end during the pretrial
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a young toddler rather than any infants
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the movie is about drug charges, but nobody uses onscreen
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minor character, sam (the ex-cop)'s wife
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minor character is kicked out of her home after taking a bad plea deal
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four women in a very small prison cell, but not incredibly close. still bears mentioning
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