The Chilling Truth About Sweden s Domestic Violence

Rosie s Journey: uncovering why so many Swedish families are torn apart by violence. For similar stories, see: The Shame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhCoJjIstJw A Group Of Women Standing Up For Their Rights In A Feudal Part Of India https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXwH-kjSUSs The Foreign Domestic Staff Living As Slaves In London. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-rFBhraLu0 Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://journeyman.tv/69724/short-films/rosies-journey.html Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Sweden has long been a world leader in equality between the sexes. But while Swedish women enjoy more rights than most, nearly half will face physical or sexual violence, usually from a partner or family member. Rosie Batty s son Luke died at the hands of his father during cricket practice, and now she wants to understand why. Swedish citizens enjoy a healthy provision of rights and opportunities, but the country sees some of the highest levels of family violence in Europe. "It s difficult to realise that in the beauty of these places there is also the real ugliness of the worst of human behavior", she says. A sinister world of domestic violence exists behind closed doors. "I think the violence is very high here", says Emanuel, who is himself an offender, "but you don’t speak about it in the streets". In this highly personal journey, activists, victims and perpetrators discuss their experiences to find out what lies behind Sweden s deceptively high levels of domestic violence, and why gender equality is just one part of a very complex problem. ABC – Ref. 6721 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world s most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world s top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you ll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.