The program ends on a positive note, showing that the nightmare realities of childhood can be set aside and survivors can establish new, loving relationships. An important awareness film for psychology, sociology, nursing, criminal justice, counseling, and general audiences as well. In this shockingly frank program we hear adult women tell of the childhood experiences that so traumatized their later years. We learn the behavior patterns that emerge in adolescence, when these girls often become runaways, drug addicts and prostitutes. The program also explores the role of the mother in an incestuous family.
Some mothers are unaware of what is happening, but others comply out of fear or dependency.
Especially valuable to professionals is the testimony of a formerly abusive father who underwent psychiatric treatment. He recalls with startling clarity his refusal to acknowledge his daughter's anguish. Psychologists and other professionals contribute their perspective. A Room Full of Men is a riveting documentary that examines a group of men with a history of abuse towards women, and their efforts to change. The film follows three men who have joined a program to help them change their lives.