An American Crime

Cast: Catherine Keener, Ellen Page, Bradley Whitford

Director: Tommy O'Haver

Release date: 2007

Synopsis:

Tells the true story of Sylvia Likens, a 16-year-old girl who died in 1965 while under the care of a woman named Gertrude Baniszewski. She put Sylvia through an ordeal that included beatings in the guise of discipline, burnings with cigarettes and matches and scalding hot baths, among other tortures. Encouraging a "Lord of the Flies"-type cult, Baniszewski involved her own children and children from her Indianapolis neighborhood in the punishments.

Bradley Whitford Joins 'An American Crime'
Bradley Whitford has joined the cast of An American Crime , according to the Hollywood Reporter. The gritty true-crime drama is being directed by Tommy O'Haver. The film, written by O'Haver and Irene Turner, tells the...
'An American Crime' For Keener & Page
Catherine Keener and Ellen Page are set to star in the gritty drama An American Crime , says the Hollywood Reporter. The feature, helmed by Tommy O'Haver, tells the true story of Sylvia Likens, a 16-year-old girl who...