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Release Year2005
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, TV Movie
Votes18
DirectorGraeme Clifford
WritersDonald Martin
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsFamily Sins
About Family Sins
Based on the true story of the Burt family who seemed normal, upstanding members of the community but were actually deeply embedded in crime. The matriarch took in foster children who were subsequently molested and abused by her husband and children and she kept a woman enslaved and imprisoned in the basement for over twenty years until the woman's daughter managed to get to Rhode Island Attorney General David Morwitz and expose the horrors taking place in the Burt household.
Directed by Graeme Clifford, Family Sins leans on a strong ensemble — Kirstie Alley, Deanna Milligan, Kathleen Wilhoite — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2005.
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