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'''''A Life Interrupted''''' is a 2007 [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime Television]] film directed by [[Stefan Pleszczynski]] and starring [[Lea Thompson]]. It was nominated in 2008 for the Best TV Movie [[2008 Gemini Awards|Gemini Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.academy.ca/hist/history.cfm?categid=1002&awyear=2008&winonly=0&awards=2&rtype=4&curstep=4&submit.x=61&submit.y=5 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140619012252/http://www2.academy.ca/hist/history.cfm?categid=1002&awyear=2008&winonly=0&awards=2&rtype=4&curstep=4&submit.x=61&submit.y=5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 June 2014 |title=Canada's Awards Database |publisher=Academy.ca |accessdate=2 January 2015 }}</ref> It depicts events in the life of sexual assault victim Debbie Smith, which led to the passage of  the [[Debbie Smith Act]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ojp.gov/ovc/publications/bulletins/dna_4_2001/dna11_4_01.html|title=Understanding DNA Evidence: A Guide for Victim Service Providers|publisher=Ojp.gov|accessdate=2 January 2015}}</ref> 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.
==Cast==
* [[Lea Thompson]] as Debbie Smith
* [[Anthony Lemke]] as Rob Smith
* [[Cindy Busby]] as Crystal Smith
*Eleonore Lamothe as Young Crystal
* Tommy Lioutas as Bobby Smith
* [[Devon Bostick]] as Young Bobby
==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0899270}}
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[[Category:Canadian drama television films]]
[[Category:English-language Canadian films]]
[[Category:Lifetime (TV channel) films]]
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[[Category:2007 films]]
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