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Diversion (1980)

Diversion poster
Original title
Diversion ...
Directed by
James Dearden
Genre
psychological thriller, erotic film, erotic thriller
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
40 min
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A married man has a one-night stand while his wife is away. The woman he slept with starts following him around and making his life difficult.

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What happens

Diversion is a 1980 British film written and directed by James Dearden, who later adapted its screenplay into that of the American film Fatal Attraction (1987). It follows a married man (Stephen Moore) who has a one-night stand with a woman (Cherie Lunghi) while his wife (Morag Hood) is away, only for the woman to begin stalking him. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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