35 Attacks

Film Details14 - 35 Attacks - 06m 10s
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Age Rating15 (strong footage/language, possibly including violence and sexual imagery)
SynopsisLooks at the claim reported on the BBC that “a woman experiences 35 attacks before contacting the police".
Covers the misleading use of statistics and highlights the fact that men are up to 9 times less likely to report abuse than women. Also looks at the police’s unwillingness to deal with female DV and the negligible media coverage of female violence.

• Male domestic violence victims
• Men’s experience of violence from women
IntervieweesStephen Fitzgerald, National Organiser of the Mankind Initiative Men’s Charity.
Simon, Psychologist and Writer.
[identity protected] Fireman, London Fire Brigade. This man’s identity has been disguised in order to protect him from sanction by his employer for speaking the truth about Fire Brigade policy with respect to equal opportunities.
Brian, Teacher and victim of domestic violence.

All interviews recorded in 2004