Shattered Spirits |  | Director: Robert Greenwald
Actors: Martin Sheen, Melinda Dillon, Matthew Laborteaux, Lukas Haas, Roxana Zal
Studio: Allumination
Category: DVD
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Rating:  11 reviews
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 96 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 40398
UPC: 084296403981
EAN: 0084296403981
Theatrical Release Date: January 6, 1986
Release Date: July 1, 2002
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 Loretta January 12, 2009
Loretta Fulcher (Uncasville, CT USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This video was a good example of what it is like growing up with an alcoholic. It may be outdated but still is very informative.
 Shattered Spirits November 10, 2008
R. Nielsen
This is a great movies about a father that drinks to much alcohol, and how his drinking affected his family. It shows the importance of recovery from alcoholism.
should be mandatory viewing in all treatment facilities May 25, 2008
James C. Ward (Tuscaloosa area AL, USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
although a bit dated (film made in '86)..the movie depicts very clearly what it is like to be an active alcoholic, and what that does to a person's family. We see the legal problems, the work problems, the family problems that are caused because of someone's drinking.
Also shown is the co-dependency of several family members, as they make excuses for and cover-up the father's behavior. We see the verbal and physical abuse they have to endure.
I found it very difficult to watch...had to hit pause and come back later and watch more of the film, a segment here, a segment there. It's a very sad film, but an accurate one. You should buy this for your recovery library.
Martin Sheen's performance is just great here.
Excellent in Recovery Group Discussions January 7, 2008
Danielle Bowles (Boston, MA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
As an Addiction counselor I have used a VHS version of this film, showing clips to generate a discussion amongst those who are in recovery for their own alcohol addiction or those who are recovering from living with a heavy/problem drinker. It is a little dated now but it still manages to affect each audience everytime in a real and therapeutic way. Certainly not a plesant film to watch from end to end, it is difficult to watch in parts, but well worth being familiar with: like "When a Man Loves a Woman" with Meg Ryan and Andy Garcia. Good visual window into how addiction operates in a family and how everyone, not just the drinker, is affected.
 Old video good DVD February 18, 2007
Mrs. Ford (Washington State)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Haven't watched this yet...a vhs tape to DVD I ordered was soooo much better than the vhs tape...so hope this is the same
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