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Broken Youth
- Narrated by: Stewart Crank
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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When rebellious teenager Misty Sullivan falls pregnant to a local wannabe gangster, she soon becomes a prisoner in her own home. Despite the betrayal of her best friend, she eventually recovers her self-belief and plots revenge on her abusive boyfriend with spectacular consequences.
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