When 32-year-old Lin Wan was locked on the balcony by her husband that cold night, she thought she would spend her whole life being persuaded to "just be patient" like countless women who have suffered domestic violence. Her husband, Zhang Cheng, was praised by everyone as a "wife-loving maniac" externally, but internally he used surveillance, threats, and violence to create a cage for her - smashing her work computer, deleting her social accounts, and even spreading rumors that she was "mentally insane" in the community. It was not until a chance reunion with her high school classmate Su Man in the supermarket, and the note that read "Don't be afraid, you are not alone," that she saw the glimmer of freedom.
With the collected recordings and medical certificates, Lin Wan took the first step of resistance with the help of a public interest lawyer, and even launched the "Glimmer Alliance" plan in the mutual aid group. Full-time housewife Li Juan was controlled by her husband for ten years by "eating and using mine", and the alliance helped her recover household compensation; university associate professor Chen Xi doubted herself due to her husband's "academic crushing", and members helped her piece together a chain of evidence of mental abuse; rural woman Liu Mei was jointly imprisoned by her husband's family, and the alliance teamed up with the village women's federation to help her regain her ID card and freedom; single mother Zhao Xiao faced the threat of her ex-husband "kidnapping", and alliance members searched for people and fixed evidence overnight...
What fights against violence is not anger, but unity; the power of women never fights alone.
Purpose: Women help each other and fight against domestic violence