A violated girl is trapped in an underworld of shame. As a child, she was exploited by her father and his friends, and then thrown to the streets as a vulnerable teenager. Despite life going against Mel at every turn, she is determined to see the good in people and find hope before her past catches up with her.

The Salt Path
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6.6/10

A Home of Our Own
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7.0/10

Boy A
2008
7.1/10

Same Kind of Different as Me
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6.8/10

The Color Purple
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7.0/10

Women Talking
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6.8/10

Mr. Church
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7.4/10

The Hours
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7.2/10

Skin
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6.4/10

Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot
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7.2/10

Lion
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8.0/10

Short Term 12
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7.7/10

Sounder
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7.5/10

Fatima
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7.2/10

Sing Sing
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7.4/10

Leave No Trace
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6.8/10

Soul on Fire
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7.4/10

The Lovely Bones
2009
7.1/10

The Pursuit of Happyness
2006
7.9/10

Evelyn
2002
6.4/10
Blue Heart
2020
10/10