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Red (2008)

Red poster
Directed by
Trygve Allister Diesen, Lucky McKee
Genre
drama film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 288 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An older man living alone in a small town seeks justice after his dog is killed during a robbery. The local authorities fail to hold the young perpetrators accountable, so he takes matters into his own hands.

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What happens

Red is a 2008 American thriller film based on a novel by Jack Ketchum and directed by Trygve Allister Diesen and Lucky McKee. It concerns one man's revenge after his beloved dog is shot to death when he does not have enough money to satisfy an attempted robber. The screenplay was written by Stephen Susco based on the novel. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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