The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez
Movie • 2020 • Documentary
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A boy’s brutal murder and the public trials of his guardians and social workers prompt questions about the system’s protection of vulnerable children.
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The documentary is about severe physical abuse and torture of a child that results in death. Graphic discussions of such throughout. Photos of various injuries are shown. Abuses include beating with fists and bats, emotional and verbal abuse, locking in a cupboard, starvation, burning, spraying with pepper spray and choking, among others.
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The documentary is about child abuse. There are mentions of DV among adults.
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It’s the entire premise
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A child is blamed for his abuse.
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Brief discussion of childhood drug use.
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Several cats are shown crowded into a very small crate. The cats are clean and healthy.
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No, however, there is a vague and unfounded accusation of child sexual abuse.
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Description and photos of black eyes and broken blood vessels in eyes.
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A child's fingers are injured from child abuse.
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Does a head get squashed?
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Description of a "caved in" skull fracture in a child, caused by a beating
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Mention child's respiratory response to being pepper sprayed. Also mention him being gagged and having his face covered.
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Description of a child's bones broken by abuse.
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Is someone burned alive?
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yes, Gabriel was repeatedly burnt with cigarettes
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A child's teeth are knocked out deliberately by an adult.
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A child is tortured to death. Includes beatings, choking, burning, starvation, being locked in a cupboard and more
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The documentary is about a child's death.
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Recreation of ER scene. Photos of a child in the hospital.
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Mental Health
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An 8 year old writes a "suicide" note, but it seems more like he was willing to kill himself because he thought it would make his mom happy
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Discussion of a child kept in a cardboard box in a cupboard, blindfolded and gagged.
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There is a mention of a woman having an eating disorder but it's very brief and doesnt go into more detail
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Is there hate speech?
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Adults use "gay" as a slur against an 8-year-old as they physically abuse him. An attorney calls the abuse a hate crime.
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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You don't necessarily hear many. But both the child of focus and the child mentioned at the end were called homophobic slurs as they were abused
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Does an LGBT person die?
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There is mentions that those who abused a child called him gay during the acts of abuse and its cited as possibly being a reason for the abuse
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There is a vague and unfounded accusation of child sexual abuse by a relative.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Another kid has almost the same escalation of abuse along with many reports to social services and police. History repeated itself and it was discovered that the child welfare office, who was ordered to do certain things, never did them.
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Violence
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Photos and descriptions of bloodstains. Graphic descriptions and photos of injuries resulting from child abuse.
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