This heartbreaking movie tells the true story of Sylvia Likens, who was imprisoned, tortured and eventually killed by Gertrude Baniszewski along with several neighborhood children. Sylvia is played by Juno’s Ellen Page. Near the end of the film is a scene where Baniszewski and one of the neighbor boys take a heated needle and carve “I’m a prostitute and proud of it!” onto Sylvia’s stomach. Definitely not a fun scene to watch, and thankfully it ends early before all the branding is done. The Likens case was later fictionalized as The Girl Next Door which featured a similar scene. VIDEO LINK
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