At this barbecue, we are celebrating 40 years of Hector. There are friends there, their brats. Hugo, 4, is unleashed. When he bites a child, his mother excuses him. " He didn't want to do this " and pressed him against his breast. Later, in the garden, Hugo grabs a baseball bat longer than him, waves him towards the other children. In the distance, his father asks him to put it down. The child ignores it. One of the adults, Harry, rushes and snatches it from him. And as the little boy kicks him, he slaps him. The stupor then falls. Hugo's parents throw themselves on Harry, call him " animal, pig, monster ", leave the party, threaten to file a complaint. And when the mother, Rosie, actually does it, she causes hay of all devils.
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This is the beginning of the Australian mini-series The Slap, released in 2011. The sequel tells why the characters can not decide clearly in favor of the mother. As she tries to convince a friend to testify against " the abuser ",
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