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Unspeakable Acts

Unspeakable Acts

Description: Laurie (Jill Clayburgh) and Joseph Braga (Brad Davis) are a husband-and-wife team of child psychologists specializing in cases of sexual abuse. In gathering evidence from their witnesses, many barely old enough to speak, they're led to another couple: Frank Fuster (Gregory Sierra) and his wife, Ilana (Bess Meyer), who run a day-care center in a wealthy neighborhood in Florida. With a case resting on the account of one young victim, the Bragas have to persuade the child to testify in court.
Genre: Drama
Year Released: 1990
Initial Release: January 15, 1990 (USA)
Director: Linda Otto
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