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Safe at Last: Inside a Women's Refuge review – there are wolves at every door

Brutal and essential, this documentary goes behind closed doors at one of the few safe spaces in the UK that exists to save women’s lives – and that are increasingly being shut down

Safe at Last: Inside a Women’s Refuge, in which the Channel 4 Dispatches team followed the staff and users of a women’s refuge, had the quality of a fairytale – one of the monstrous original versions redolent with evil; tales of dark woods and wolves and dashes for safety, designed to warn you about the black depths of the human heart and keep you safe in a world that remains bleakly indifferent to your plight.

Related: Want to tackle domestic violence? Then ensure refuges are properly funded | Jane Dudman

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