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Home truth / edited and written by Becky Laks ; directed, written and produced by April Hayes and Katia Maguire ; a co-production of Adequate Images, Independent Television Service and Latino Public Broadcasting.

New York, NY : Women Make Movies, [2019]

1 videodisc (72 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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In 1999, Colorado mother Jessica Gonzales experiences every parent's worst nightmare when her three young daughters are killed after being abducted by their father in violation of a domestic violence restraining order. Devastated, Jessica files a lawsuit against the police, claiming they did not adequately enforce her restraining order despite her repeated calls for help that night. Determined to make sure her daughters did not die in vain, Jessica pursues her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and an international human rights tribunal, seeking to strengthen legal rights for domestic violence victims. Meanwhile, her relationship with her one-surviving child, her son Jessie, suffers, as he struggles with the tragedy in his own way. Filmed over the course of nine years, HOME TRUTH chronicles one family's pursuit of justice, shedding light on how our society responds to domestic violence and how the trauma from domestic violence tragedies can linger throughout generations.

Family violence -- Colorado.

Family violence -- United States.

Victims of family violence -- Colorado.

Restraining orders -- Colorado.

Restraining orders -- United States.

Children -- Crimes against.

Documentary films.

Feature films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Maguire, Katia, screenwriter, film director, film producer.

Hayes, April, screenwriter, film director, film producer.

Laks, Rebecca, screenwriter, editor of moving image work.

Thordson, West Dylan, 1977- composer (expression)

Adequate Images (Firm), production company.

Independent Television Service, production company.

Latino Public Broadcasting (Firm), production company.

Women Make Movies (Firm), publisher.

Title from title screen.

Movie originally released 2017.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2018.

Publishing date from publisher's website.

Music, West Dylan Thordson ; editor, Becky Laks.

Featuring Jessica Lenahan, Jessie Rivera, Nikkita Rivera, Tina Rivera, Brian Reichel, Lenora Lapidus, Carrie Bettinger-López.

DVD; NTSC; all regions; 16:9 presentation; Dolby digital 2.0.

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