What if you had the chance to seek revenge for the crimes committed against you? Paulina Escobar (Sigourney Weaver), is faced with this moral dilemma when she confronts who she believes was her tormentor; a sadistic doctor who subjected her to physical, sexual and mental abuse 15 years ago when she was held hostage by South American Government interrogators. Paulina leads a quiet and nervous lifestyle with her husband (Stuart Wilson). This shaky semblance of peace is disrupted when her husband is brought home by a good Samaritan (Ben Kingsley) when his car breaks down during a storm. Alarm bells ring when Paulina recognises the voice from her blindfolded ordeal. Her husband is not convinced he is the offender and as a lawyer is challenged by her to present a case against the conviction.
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ACMI Identifier
308558
Language
English
Audience classification
R (18+)
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Torture victims
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Truth
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Thrillers
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Rape
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Sex crimes
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Women - Crimes against
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Torture victims
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Truth
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Masochism
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sadism
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sex crimes
Feature films → Feature films - France
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Masochism
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Revenge
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Sadism
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Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)