Take My Eyes

Take My Eyes

Where it reads 'home' read 'hell'. Where it reads 'love' there is pain

2003103 min7.2 / 10

A harrowing, intimate portrait of domestic abuse and the agonizing struggle to escape a violent marriage, told with unflinching emotional precision.

One winter night, Pilar runs away from home. With her, she takes only a few belongings and her son, Juan. Antonio soon sets out to look for her. He says Pilar is his sunshine, and what's more, "She gave him her eyes"...

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