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The ferocity and unrelenting cruelty of the monster "Gertrude," as well as the "enthusiasm" of the children who participated in the torture of Sylvia Likens, particularly, daughter Paula, has been falsely conveyed and greatly understated.
An American Crime is a 2007 American crime drama film directed by Tommy O'Haver and starring Elliot Page [a] and Catherine Keener. The film is based on the true story of the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens by Indianapolis single mother Gertrude Baniszewski. It premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. [1]
Sylvia Marie Likens (January 3, 1949 – October 26, 1965) was an American teenager who was tortured and murdered by her caregiver, Gertrude Baniszewski, many of Baniszewski's children, and several of their neighborhood friends.
It is based on Jack Ketchum's 1989 novel of the same name, [1] which was inspired by the real-life murder of Sylvia Likens, to whom the movie is dedicated.
A harrowing drama based on the true story of Sylvia Likens with incredibly strong performances by Ellen Page and Catherine Keener is an intense experience. Subversive Rabbit recommends this...
Based on a true story that shocked the nation in 1965, the film recounts one of the most shocking crimes ever committed against a single victim. Sylvia and Jennie Fae Likens, the two daughters of traveling carnival workers are left for an extended stay at the Indianapolis home of single mother Gertrude Baniszewski and her six children.
An American Crime. The true story of Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s. Starring Catherine Keener, Ellen Page and James Franco. Woot!
"An American Crime" is a very well-made television movie featuring harrowingly good performances and the bravery of tackling a true story as messed up as the murder of Sylvia Likens.
The true story of Gertrude Baniszewski (Catherine Keener), a house mom who vents her frustrations by imprisoning and torturing a beautiful teenager (Ellen Page) left in her care...
An extended sleepover turns tragic for two sisters in this fact-based tele-film. After their carnival worker parents separate, Sylvia (Juno 's Ellen Page) and Jennie Fae Likens (Hayley McFarland) move in with Gertrude "Gertie" Baniszewski (Emmy nominee Catherine Keener), a divorced Indianapolis mother with seven children (six in the screenplay ...