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The actors' 'Children of a Lesser God' director recalls seeing bruises on the actress’s skin in 'Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore'

A new documentary about Marlee Matlin’s life includes details about her difficult relationship with William Hurt, her costar in the 1986 film Children of a Lesser God. 

Matlin, 59, recalls “a habit of abuse” with her then boyfriend in director Shoshannah Stern’s revealing documentary Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, Jan. 23. 

“I was afraid as I walked up the stairs to get the Oscar,” she recalls in an on-camera interview with Stern. “I was afraid because I knew in my gut that he wasn’t happy. Because I saw the look on his face and my thought was, ‘S---!’ ”

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Matlin has previously revealed that Hurt, who was also nominated for Children of a Lesser God but did not w