This man (I won't call him a father) is over the top and out the roof with anger - out of control. This was not a spanking - it was a beating with extreme verbal abuse. The "mother" is a total zombie in fear of her own life and throwing her daughter under the bus. Good God this was so disturbi...
I love this scene. Makes me want to see a version of the WHOLE movie with all of the deleted scenes put back in. dang it!