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The short film ‘Masque-19’ shows the psychological horror most victims are experiencing while trying to leave their partner. And how the code word offered a way out

When France imposed an extremely strict lock-down, the victims were trapped at home with their abusers 23 hours a day. They were only allowed out for one hour to go to a pharmacy or a grocery store. French pharmacists came  up with a way victims could secretly ask for help: The code word ‘Masque-19”.

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