Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960)
- Directed by
- Cyril Frankel
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 47 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A family moves to a small Canadian town where their young daughter is sexually abused by an influential older man. When they try to seek justice, they find the legal system is corrupted and works to protect the abuser.
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What happens
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (U.S. title: Never Take Candy from a Stranger) is a 1960 British thriller drama film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Patrick Allen, Gwen Watford, Janina Faye and Felix Aylmer. The screenplay was by John Hunter based on the 1954 play The Pony Cart by Roger Garis. It was produced by Hammer Films (in "HammerScope"), The twin themes of the film are paedophilia and child sexual abuse, and the way in which those with sufficient influence can corrupt and manipulate the legal system to evade responsibility for their actions. The film is regarded as bold and uncompromising for its time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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