Keira Knightley in an anti-domestic violence ad

[wem]

here

Not sure exactly what they want to achieve with it, but it's very moving.

That's shocking (ie effective).
Hope it helps people donate to Women's Aid, they do a fantastic job.

of course. I just watched it again and saw the bit at the end asking for donations. Don't know how I missed it first time. It is shocking isn't it?

blimey thats powerful
I actually crumpled up to protect my belly while watching it

That's a fantastic advert. really well made and extremely powerful. I actually felt the sick nervous stomach thing before he appeared.
Good job them. If I didn't already support Women's Aid that would make me.

Just seen this and wondered if there was a thread here. I'm in tears, very powerful stuff.

Wow that is a good ad. Good on K for doing that.

I hope people donate a lot. Because this is happening to somebody YOU know.

That is chilling.

What a horrible advert. Horrible because its a true representation iykwim ...

I'm crying now, that was me, why weren't these campaigns around when I needed them?

Fantastic ad, well done to everyone for making it, if it can save one person, then its done its job.

I always liked KK, even more so now.

so sorry to hear that mumof2teenboys

Thanks disenchanted,
It was a long time ago now, I found the strength to leave eventually, the hardest thing that I ever did. But I'm so glad I did, my boys have been brought up in safety and not in fear.
If people had even accepted that DV was an issue back then, I wouldn't have stayed as long as I did. Not even the police would really help then, it was 'domestic' and unless it spilled onto the street, they couldnt wouldn't get involved.
At least now, there is awareness of it. The police are slightly better, but they still make mistakes fuckups. until no woman lives in fear, then the campaigns havent done enough.
I believe that children need to be educated from a very early age that certain things are just wrong. When people know that violence is NEVER acceptable, the message is getting though.
When people know that living in fear of the door opening is not normal, we are getting somewhere.
When a woman (or man) knows that they can tell anyone that this is happening TO ME and that they will be believed and helped, then we can all rest a bit easier.

Sorry, will get off high horse now, it's something that gets to me everytime.

You are very brave. You should be very proud you made that descision for your boys x

Blimey. I thought it would be like that crap ad with Anna Friel that was on the tv while I was still trapped in an abusive relationship; thinking as I watched the ad, ha, but what would somebody like her know about being trapped without even a couple of hundred pounds in their own bank account to make a run for it.

But that ad is a lot more effective. The way she walks in tensely, like a tightrope walker, trying to diffuse his temper before it's impossible.

The words "I didn't agree to this" and "This isn't what I signed up for"............ really affected me even though I'm about 7 or 8 Worlds away from Keira Knightly.

Would it make a woman trapped in a relationship leave though??? Maybe something similar showing an ordinary girl returning from her job in an office would be good too.

My x used to treat me like that, and he was in a red haze. He either doesn't remember it or denies it. Seriously. I have pictures to show what he did to my eye and if we were in a room on our own with nobody listen (heaven forbid) he'd still deny he every physically abused me.

ItsMargotBeauregarde, I don't know as it would make anyone leave perhaps - but it may well educate a few people about the sense of imprisonment and horror that it involves, that it isn't confined to stereotypes of 'downtrodden women' and it might make them dig into their pocket and make a donation to help stop it.

I'm heartened to hear the testimonies on this thread of women who got away.

bumping this as I've just seen it and think others should too.

It's so very powerful and had me in tears. I hope it does its job.