A Life Interrupted | |
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Genre | Drama |
Directed by | Stefan Pleszczynski |
Starring | Lea Thompson |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
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Network | Lifetime Television |
Release | April 23, 2007 |
A Life Interrupted is a 2007 Lifetime Television film directed by Stefan Pleszczynski and starring Lea Thompson. It was nominated in 2008 for the Best TV Movie Gemini Award. [1] It depicts events in the life of sexual assault victim Debbie Smith, which led to the passage of the Debbie Smith Act. [2] in 2004.
On March 3, 1989, a man wearing a ski mask entered Debbie Smith's home in Williamsburg, Virginia, and threatened her with a gun. He then dragged her into the woods and blindfolded her, before raping her repeatedly over the next hour. She participated in the collection of DNA evidence for a sexual assault evidence kit, but it was not formally tested and entered into the national criminal database until 1994. The film follows Debbie's fight for justice.