Closure (2007)
"Straightheads" (original title)

After surviving a gang rape and mugging, a middle aged businesswoman and her 23 year old boyfriend plot to murder their attackers, but find themselves conflicted about carrying out their plans.

Director:

Dan Reed

Writer:

Dan Reed

Stars:

Danny Dyer, Gillian Anderson, Adam Rayner

Cast

Credited cast:
Danny Dyer	...	Adam
Gillian Anderson	...	Alice
Adam Rayner	...	Jago
Antony Byrne	...	Misha (as Anthony Byrne)
Anthony Calf	...	Heffer
Ralph Brown	...	Jamie
Steven Robertson	...	Bill
Gugu Mbatha-Raw	...	Young PA
Neil Finnighan	...	Man On Horse
Francesca Fowler	...	Sophie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Allan Gentleman	...	Accountant

Storyline

After the installation of an alarm system by the twenty-three year old low-class Adam in her fancy upper class apartment, the sophisticated owner Alice invites him to go with her in her boss' "opening house" boring party in the countryside. Adam dates Alice and has a dream night in the fashionable party inclusive having sex with her. While driving back home in a lonely road in the middle of the night, Alice hits a deer and the couple parks the car to remove the wounded animal from the road. However, a van stops and a gang brutally assaults Adam and rapes Alice. One month later, Adam is impotent with Alice, has awful scars in his face and a blind eye and the traumatized Alice returns to her work. However, she is informed that her father has passed away and she travels back to the countryside to visit her father's home. While driving back home, she meets one of her rapist by chance and she discovers where he lives. Alice meets Adam and convinces him to come with her to take revenge ...

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Plot Keywords:

countryside | night | rape | party | assault | 

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Taglines:

Let the revenge fit the crime

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Genres:

Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong brutal violence including rape, sexual content, language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Straightheads blog

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 2007 (UK)

Also Known As:

Closure

Filming Locations:

Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£1,800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

UK Film Council, Film4, Screen West Midlands

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Is featured in Times Online as one of "The 100 best films of 2007"

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Goofs

When the main characters are driving through the woods after the sex scene, they hit a deer which completely smashes the windscreen. Immediately afterward, there is an attack scene, where she is dragged from the car after the windscreen is entirely smashed through. In a shot of the car, the number plate is hanging off, blood is on the windows and the windscreen is shattered. In the next scene, Danny Dyer is seen turning the alarm in the car off with the number plate attached, no blood or dents on the car and a completely intact windscreen which is almost shinier than before.

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Crazy Credits

This film is dedicated to the memory of TOM GRAFTON 1973-2001

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Soundtracks

"Nothing"
by SugarDuddy

User Reviews

Almost skeletal in its simplicity, and misunderstood for it.

Having read the 5 other comments before preparing my own, it seems that not having witnessed either Danny Dyer or Gillian Anderson in a movie role before (or in any role in the case of Dyer) landed me in a better position to appreciate this film. However, not having a petrified heart would appear to have helped also. I enjoyed this film. I'm not saying it was fantastic, but it merited my attention and had something important to say. First and foremost, it was a film designed to challenge the viewer's (in)ability to sympathize with his fellow – take as an example the statement made by lenemorissette-1 in the 3rd paragraph of their comment on this film: "Alice isn't the kind of woman who courts sympathy either." Somehow, Alice's conceit, bitterness and dissatisfaction with a materially-satisfactory lifestyle is enough to render her unworthy of sympathy after being raped. And then there's Archie McLaren's IMDb comment on this film, describing how he and the audience laughed through Dyer's assault. This brings us on to why the film appeared to lack characterization - not because of a failing by those responsible for the screenplay, but because by leaving the characters so skeletal, it left them capable of representing a larger demographic. Essentially, Alice and Adam were an attempt to represent as many people as possible. Hipp Dude said in his IMDb comment on this film, "it was brutally real and honest, very un- Hollywood." You don't get fairer than that.