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Little Aurore's Tragedy (1952)

Little Aurore's Tragedy (1952)

Drama Horror
Release Date: 1952, December 5
Directors: Jean-Yves Bigras
Countries: Canada
Cast: Janette Bertrand, Jean Lajeunesse, Rolland D'Amour, J. Léo Gagnon, Lucie Mitchell, Nana de Varennes, Paul Desmarteaux, Yvonne Laflamme, Roch Poulin, Marc Forrez, Therese McKinnon

Overview:

A little girl wittness the death of her mother- expressly killed through negligence by the woman supposedly nursing the invalid mother back to health. The coniving nurse in turn marries the child's father thereby taking the dead woman's place and becoming the little girl's stepmother. After unwisely revealing to the stepmother that she knows the reason for her mother's death; Aurore is abused by her stepmother who hopes that in torturing the child she can keep her silent. The father, who is absent during the day farming the land, closes his eyes or refuses to believe his new wife is abusive when confronted by the sight of his miserable burnt and beaten child.

Keywords:

kids abuse quebec