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Angel Unaware: The Tara Cole Story<br />

O Anjo Inconsciente: A História <strong>de</strong> Tara Cole<br />

Em Agosto <strong>de</strong> 2006, Tara Denise Cole foi brutalmente assassinada<br />

por dois homens que quiseram ter “algum gozo” torturando<br />

pessoas “sem-abrigo”. Enquanto que as pessoas se referiram<br />

frequentemente a ela como “ a sem-abrigo que foi lançada ao<br />

rio”, a família <strong>de</strong> Tara <strong>de</strong>sejava que as pessoas a conhecessem<br />

e se lembrassem <strong>de</strong>la pela pessoa que era, uma mulher querida<br />

e amável que vivia com uma doença mental que poucos podiam<br />

compreen<strong>de</strong>r. Tara era a típica jovem “teen-age”. Era extremamente<br />

popular, tinha imensos amigos, e mantinha-se numa via <strong>de</strong><br />

estrelato no Secundário. Era igualmente uma pessoa carinhosa,<br />

que amava a natureza e ajudar os outros. À medida que foi crescendo,<br />

Tara começou a apresentar as suas estranhas mudanças<br />

<strong>de</strong> humor. Tara, a menina feliz-felizarda, era agora uma mulher<br />

gravemente <strong>de</strong>primida e paranói<strong>de</strong>. Num esforço para ajudar a<br />

sua filha, a mãe <strong>de</strong> Tara, Pearl, foi com ela ao médico, que lhe<br />

diagnosticou uma <strong>de</strong>pressão grave, medicando-a para isso. Mas<br />

a sua situação agravou-se, e, para evitar auto-agressões, foi internada<br />

num hospital psiquiátrico. Quando teve alta, prometeu que<br />

manteria a medicação <strong>de</strong> forma regular, mas não conseguiu cumprir<br />

a promessa. Porque Tara era uma pessoa adulta, dizem aos<br />

pais que não po<strong>de</strong>rão fazer nada para a ajudar. Ficam limitados<br />

e forçados a seguir a <strong>de</strong>terioração mental da sua filha… (Escrito<br />

por Leo Hall)<br />

(2007)<br />

Duração/Runtime: 100 min<br />

Competition: International <strong>Cinema</strong><br />

In August 2006, Tara Denise Cole was brutally mur<strong>de</strong>red by two<br />

men who wanted to have “some fun” torturing homeless people.<br />

While people often referred to her as “the homeless woman who<br />

was thrown into the river”, Tara’s family wanted people to know<br />

and remember Tara for the person that she was, a loving, caring,<br />

and kind woman who lived with a mental disor<strong>de</strong>r that few people<br />

could un<strong>de</strong>rstand. Tara was your typical teen-age girl. She was<br />

very popular in high school. She had lots of friends, and was a<br />

high school track star. She was also a caring person who loved<br />

nature and helping others. As Tara grew ol<strong>de</strong>r, she began to exhibit<br />

her strange behavioral changes. Tara, the happy-go-lucky<br />

girl, was now a severely <strong>de</strong>pressed and paranoid woman. In an<br />

effort to help her daughter, Tara’s mother, Pearl, takes her to see<br />

a doctor. Tara was first diagnosed with severe <strong>de</strong>pression and sent<br />

home with some medication. But Tara’s condition grew worse. To<br />

keep Tara from hurting herself, Pearl admitted Tara to a mental<br />

hospital. When Tara was released, she ma<strong>de</strong> a promise to stay on<br />

her medications, but she soon breaks her promise. Because Tara is<br />

an adult, her parents are told that they cannot do anything to help<br />

her. They are forced to watch their daughter’s mental condition<br />

<strong>de</strong>teriorate. (Written by Leo Hall)<br />

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