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Shattered SpiritsRating:
Release Date: 17 February, 2003 Retail Price: $7.99 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: Complete Cast (10 total) |
Shattered Spirits Reviews
Not very good
The video was too dated. I thought it was newer. I would not recommend it. I bought it to use with a subtance abuse group and they only watched about half of it and didn't want to see the rest.
This will sneak up on you!
This film was first shown on TV at the boomtime of recovery when Betty Ford was pushing for recovery for families affected by addiction. The story portrays a middleclass family hiding dad's (Sheen's) alcoholism and sliding down the slope of denial. The reactions of the family to crises and the roles they each fall into are so accurately done that the viewer can get way into his/her own alcoholic upbringing and pain before they are aware of it.
I have shown this at several gatherings and it never fails to shake some people up seriously. Kids are especially vulnerable in their teen years. But entire families can get very agitated during the viewing.
So I would recommend that anyone showing or viewing this film be prepared to deal with some extreme reactioons for several days afterwards. Don't just show this and send your guests home. Instead have a discussion and a followup trip to a meeting of Alateen, Al-Anon or AA.
BUT SHOW IT!
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