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 ...

---

Plot Keywords:

countryside | night | rape | party | assault | 

---

Taglines:

Let the revenge fit the crime

---

Genres:

Thriller

---

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

'Straightheads' was funded partly with £500,000 lottery money, provided by the UK Film Council.

---

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.

---

Crazy Credits

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

---

Soundtracks

"Imperial"
by Lazyboy

User Reviews

At times a bit to real.

Quite a short feature film, although you do not actually notice this when watching. Great to see Gillian Anderson on screen again, and to be honest i would not have predicted this role for her however she was well cast.

Personally i quite enjoyed the slightly comedic satire that ran through some of the scenes, and i think Danny Dyer helped with this. It is hard to tell if the film would have maybe been stronger with a different leading male, but then Dyer plays the 'male struggling with his emasculation.

Definitely lacking depth, i left wishing i had known exactly what happens with Anderson's character and her father, along with simply wishing i knew Dyer's character better.

Some uncomfortable scenes which i felt were not always necessary, although they do help to give the film an edginess that i liked. Basically it was brutally real and honest, very un-Hollywood. I would maybe say rent instead of watching at the cinema.