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Summary
After being attacked and raped twice in one day, a timid, mute seamstress becomes a violent agent of revenge for wronged women.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 74Audiences 73GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer86%
Metascore62
User score7.7
Letterboxd · 75 K ratings3.8/5
Audience score72%
IMDb6.8
Running time
1 h 21 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −25 min on the typical 106
typical 10681Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1981
April 24, 1981
45 years ago
Genres
CrimeThrillerActionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more52 people
- Zoë LundThana (as Zoë Tamerlis)
- ASAlbert SinkysAlbert
- DSDarlene StutoLaurie
- Abel FerraraFirst Rapist (as Jimmy Laine)
- Helen McGaraCarol
- Editta ShermanMrs. Nasone
- Stephen SingerPhotographer
- Jayne KennedySeamstress
- Jack ThibeauMan in Bar
- NZNike ZachmanoglouPamela
- BBogeyPhil
- PYPeter YellenBurglar
- VGVincent GruppiHeckler on Corner
- STStanley TimmsPimp
- FPFaith PetersProstitute
- LZLawrence ZavagliaArab
- AJAlex JachnoChauffeur
- WCWayne CaroOffice Boy
- MTMariana TripaldiBuyer
- SCScott CovertBuyer's Assistant
- KOKaren O'SheaModel / Party
- TKThe KogBum
- CGCindy GreenWaitress
- NUNancy UlrichPhotographer's Girlfriend
Directing · 1
- Abel Ferrara Director
Writing · 1
- Nicholas St. John Screenplay
Production · 3
- Arthur Weisberg Executive Producer
- Mary Kane Associate Producer, Production Manager
- Richard Howorth Associate Producer, Production Manager, Assistant Editor
Camera · 1
- James Lemmo Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Christopher Andrews Editor, Sound Effects Editor
Sound · 2
- Joe Delia Original Music Composer
- John Paul McIntyre Sound, Special Effects
Art · 1
- Ruben Masters Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Lisa Monteleone Makeup Artist
- Laurie Aiello Key Makeup Artist
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