Woman Thou Art Loosed

Woman Thou Art Loosed is a 2004 American drama film directed by Michael Schultz and written by Stan Foster.

[5] The film tells the story of a young woman who must come to terms with a long history of sexual abuse, drug addiction, and poverty.

After Reggie comes clean about his drug addiction, Cassey again asks if the incident in which Michelle said that he had sexually assaulted her as a child had ever occurred, to which he continues to deny.

After a violent run-in with Pervis, her former pimp, at the halfway house, her friend and former coworker Nicole rescues her and gives her a gun in case she ever runs into trouble again.

Throughout the film, when the flashbacks are cut back to present day, we see Michelle designing a small wooden house out of popsicle sticks.

The film's end credits state that although Michelle was a fictional character, this type of story does actually happen, and the website womanthouartloosed.com is displayed.

"[9] Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post added Elise "carries the film in a role that asks her to be sullen, haunted, wounded and radiant...[taking] command of the screen with power and assurance as a young woman at war within her own nature between rage and repentance.