One tragedy can prevent a thousand crimes.

A Life Interrupted

5.6 (13 votes)• 2007•Released

Drama History TV Movie

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After Debbie Smith was raped, she didn't take the law into her own hands. She wrote the law... Based on a true story. In 1989, Debbie Smith was living a quiet life as a housewife with her police officer husband, Rob and their two kids, but one day it's all shattered. While her husband slept upstairs, Debbie was dragged from her kitchen in broad daylight and brutally raped in the woods. After going through the dehumanizing rape-kit, she waited with fear and paranoia. Six years later, her rapist was caught through a chance DNA test. After learning how many rape-kits go untested and how long women wait to get justice, Debbie makes it her mission so no more women will suffer the long wait to get justice.

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Languages: English

Director: Stefan Pleszczynski

Starring Cast: Lea Thompson, Anthony Lemke, Cindy Busby, Éléonore Lamothe, Devon Bostick, Tommy Lioutas

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