It has been a couple of years since I first went to a preview of this movie. I am so glad it is now on Netflix. I watched it the other night. I have blogged on this movie before. They changed the title from Miss World to Brave Miss World. Her journey begins with the Redemption stage believe it or not. I write in my book about the four stages not being linear but circular. She does a lot of good. She has influence as a celebrity. Then she hits the wall so to speak and faces her own unhealed wound, and she knows it.
I hope you will watch this movie. She is still on her Unintended Journey of course. If you do, I ask you to give her a lot of grace. Her moral standards are not what we might like, so I hope you will avoid the temptation to judge. Yet who are we to judge anyone?
She herself plays the part. You might be surprised by where her journey has taken her so far. The rape occurred when she was 18, seven weeks before this contest. She is now in her mid to late 30’s.
For many survivors, the 40’s and 50’s are a more common time to ‘hit the wall.’ Uniqueness is always a key to accepting how one journey is different than any other though.
Joan Collins is one of the celebrities she interviews. You might be shocked by Joan’s thinking and what she did when she was raped. Yet, that kind of thinking is still around.
Linor’s statistics on Africa rape rates match my research in the book completely, as does what she finds on U.S. college campuses.
Though many of the stories they feature involve the more physically brutal cuts and bruises, please remember these are the exception.
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Thanks for posting about this movie. I watched it tonight and found it to be very powerful, moving and it made me full of emotion for all survivors. I went to the movie’s website and shared my story. It is so important to share your story, it is in the telling that healing begins. So, to all the survivors, tell your story to someone, a trusted friend or a therapist. Just take the brave step and share. At the beginning it is a scary thing to do, but you will find healing when you do!