A Cry For Help: The Tracy Thurman Story?

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“A Cry for Help: The Tracy Thurman Story?”, was an amazing film that was able to grab the watcher’s attention by displaying the realism behind intimate partner violence and I believe this is due to the fact that the film is based on a real story. While watching the film, everything seemed to grab my attention from the relationship between Tracy and Buck to the way the police handled each dispute that was brought forth to them. However, there was one scene that caught my attention, which is the final interaction violent interaction between Buck and Tracy towards the end of the movie because it was extremely difficult to watch. In this scene, we witness Buck chasing Tracy down and throw her to the ground, while he repeatedly stabs her. While
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