Synopsis:

This reality-based drama about domestic violence charts the course of a marriage from its blissful beginning to its violent end. Clare meets Pete and finds him sexy, amusing and passionate. What she doesn't know is that he has a problem with anger. Over the course of the film, Pete's problem is revealed and Clare suffers the consequences. Award-winning documentary maker Brian Hill's first television drama has a unique verité feel to it, thanks to the use of hand-held digital video cameras and improvised acting sequences. The powerful screenplay by first-time writer Anna Maloney is based on interviews with men and women who have directly experienced domestic abuse, providing Falling Apart a sharply focused realism.