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I Spit on Your Grave (1959)

I Spit on Your Grave poster
Original title
J'irai cracher sur vos tombes
Directed by
Michel Gast
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
U
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man in a small French town becomes entangled in a cycle of violence and revenge after a tragic event. The story follows his dark path as he confronts the people who wronged him.

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What happens

I Spit on Your Grave (French: J'irai cracher sur vos tombes) is a 1959 French crime drama film directed by Michel Gast and starring Christian Marquand, Antonella Lualdi and Fernand Ledoux. It is an adaptation of the 1946 novel of the same title by Boris Vian. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Bouladoux. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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