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Barb Wire (1996)

Barb Wire poster
Directed by
David Hogan
Genre
action film, science fiction film, girls with guns, dystopian film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
R
Rating
4.1 of 10 from 493 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a dystopian future, a tough nightclub owner and smuggler gets caught in the middle of a conflict between rebels and a fascist government. She has to protect a scientist who holds information that both sides want.

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What happens

Barb Wire is a 1996 American superhero film based on the Dark Horse Comics character of the same name. It was directed by David Hogan, produced by Brad Wyman, and written by Chuck Pfarrer and Ilene Chaiken. The film stars Pamela Anderson in the title role, alongside Temuera Morrison, Victoria Rowell, Xander Berkeley, Udo Kier, and Steve Railsback. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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