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Revenge (2017)

Revenge poster
Directed by
Coralie Fargeat
Genre
action film, rape and revenge film
Country
France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
R
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2,111 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman is assaulted and left to die in a remote desert by three men. She survives, recovers, and hunts them down one by one.

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What happens

Revenge is a 2017 French action-thriller horror film written and directed by Coralie Fargeat in her feature directorial debut, and starring Matilda Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe, and Guillaume Bouchède. The plot follows a young woman who is raped and left for dead in the desert by three men, where she recovers and seeks vengeance upon them. Revenge had its world premiere on 11 September 2017 at the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival, as part of the Midnight Madness section. The film was released theatrically in France on 7 February 2018 by Rezo Films and received acclaim from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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