A young woman, muted after a sexual assault as a child, is trained to seek violent revenge on those who have wronged her after being kidnapped and forced to work as a prostitute.A young woman, muted after a sexual assault as a child, is trained to seek violent revenge on those who have wronged her after being kidnapped and forced to work as a prostitute.A young woman, muted after a sexual assault as a child, is trained to seek violent revenge on those who have wronged her after being kidnapped and forced to work as a prostitute.
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Rendered mute after a horrific assault in the park by a sadistic old paedophile, young Madeleine tries to escape the traumatic experience living in silence in her parents' farmhouse. However, things will take a turn for the worse, when an innocent offer for a lift by a handsome stranger in a flashy sports-car leads to a nightmarish life of prostitution, abuse, and drug addiction. But when Madeleine finds out her evil pimp's cruel scheme, an irrevocable course of sweet retribution and a deadly sawed-off double-barrelled shotgun will inevitably set the stage for a bloody roaring rampage of revenge. And then, no one will ever dare to harm her again. Never again. —Nick Riganas
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Bang! Bang! My Baby Shot Me Down...
As revenge films go, THRILLER: A CRUEL PICTURE is near the top of the list. It's also rather bizarre in its presentation, infused with real, ultra-graphic sex scenes, as well as an actual cadaver used for the "eyeball" scene.
Christina Lindberg blazes as Madeline, going from innocent youth to unstoppable killing machine with ease. This is a savage, early example of the female revenge movie, complete with reprehensible villains, a tough-as-rusty-nails avenging angel, and an ultimate showdown. Genre fans will love every precious second! The firearms, martial arts, and evasive automobile training are glorious, as is the slow-motion "cop takedown" sequence!
As for the hardcore sex scenes, they do become redundant, but are perfunctory enough to get the idea of monotonous degradation across. They have more to do with animalistic emptiness than lust. If these scenes are a problem, the edited version of the film leaves them out, and is still great...
Christina Lindberg blazes as Madeline, going from innocent youth to unstoppable killing machine with ease. This is a savage, early example of the female revenge movie, complete with reprehensible villains, a tough-as-rusty-nails avenging angel, and an ultimate showdown. Genre fans will love every precious second! The firearms, martial arts, and evasive automobile training are glorious, as is the slow-motion "cop takedown" sequence!
As for the hardcore sex scenes, they do become redundant, but are perfunctory enough to get the idea of monotonous degradation across. They have more to do with animalistic emptiness than lust. If these scenes are a problem, the edited version of the film leaves them out, and is still great...
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