“What were my darkest thoughts? Well… that I probably understand women who take their child and jump into the Macocha Gorge.”

What is life like with manipulators?
How far can a manipulator go?
How do they test their prey?
And who ultimately becomes the hostage?

Stories of women and men who found the strength to break free from toxic relationships and to find themselves again.

“He told me: You have a disgusting belly, you’re a stick, I won’t even touch you. So I kept pulling in my pregnant belly so it wouldn’t show.”

“What do you take with you when you escape?”

“You have eight minutes before he wakes up.”

“I let myself be stripped of almost everything. Until then, I was someone who was looking for a tree to grow around. Then I realized that I had to be that tree myself.”

Another episode of the documentary series Invisible, about those who must remain unseen.
About the loss of identity, failed escapes, and desperate returns.
About the processes of leaving.
About an endless struggle.
And about the missing bruises that could prove what those around refuse to believe.