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Domestic and family violence: television campaign

Domestic and family violence: See the signs. Be the solution

This advertisement encourages men to see the warning signs of domestic and family violence — such as controlling what their partner wears, who she sees, where she goes, how much she spends — and seek advice. It is narrated by the husband and shows a series of scenes depicting his controlling behaviour over his wife until his wife and children leave and he realises that he has destroyed everything important to him. He seeks help by calling Mensline for anonymous and confidential advice.

  1. A man looks down in anguish …
    Narrator (husband):
    If only I'd read the warning signs …
  2. He punches the wall in frustration
  3. A woman looks through clothes in her wardrobe …
    Narrator:
    Like controlling what she wore …
  4. She sits on the bed thinking fearfully …
    Narrator:
    Telling her where she could go, who she could see …
  5. She picks up some loose change from the bedside drawers
    Narrator:
    How much she spent …
  6. In flashback, the woman is violently pushed over by the man
    Narrator:
    Yelling at her …
  7. The woman sees a flashback reflection in the mirror, showing her with facial bruising (black eye)
    Narrator:
    Then I started to hit her …
  8. A young girl with a fearful expression
    Narrator:
    Fear in the eyes of my kids …
  9. The man realising his family has left him
    Narrator:
    Until I finally destroyed everything important to me.
  10. The man is shown poignantly alone in an emptied room
  11. Stark text: "Domestic and family violence: See the signs. Be the solution."
  12. The man is shown on the telephone. Superimposed text: "Freecall* mensline 1800 600 636. Queensland Government. Department of Communities. *Normal call charges apply from mobiles."
    Husband:
    I need some help …
  13. Voice-over:
    Authorised by the Queensland Government, Brisbane.

Last updated: 02 July 2008.

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Domestic Violence campaign video (MPEG-4 5.2 MB, 45 s)

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