Descent (2007)

A college co-ed is brutally raped and struggles alone to rebuild her life.

Director:

Talia Lugacy

Writers:

Brian Priest, Talia Lugacy

Stars:

Rosario Dawson, Chad Faust, Marcus Patrick

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rosario Dawson	...	Maya
Chad Faust	...	Jared
Marcus Patrick	...	Adrian
Vanessa Ferlito	...	Bodega Girl
Jonathan Neil Schneider	...	Archaeology Professor (as Jon Schneider)
James A. Stephens	...	Professor Byron
Nicole Vicius	...	Melanie
Paul Sado	...	Downstairs Guy
Scott Bailey	...	Upstairs Guy
Tracie Thoms	...	Denise
Aisleagh Jackson	...	Construction Girl (as Aislaegh Jackson)
Robert Lehrer	...	Speaker
Alexie Gilmore	...	Seline
Johnathan Tchaikovsky	...	Tyler
Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine	...	Nadia

Storyline

In the winter of her senior year, Maya talks to Jared at a frat party, accepts his invitation to dinner at a nice restaurant, then goes to his apartment, just to talk. He assaults her. Her personality changes, she's withdrawn; she graduates and takes a job at a clothing store, staying apart from co-workers. At night, she's someone else: a beauty at the club scene, dancing, seductive, sniffing cocaine, becoming the friend of a heavy hitter. She thinks about her racial identity. That fall, she's a grad student, and Jared is in an exam she proctors. She invites him to her apartment; he's certain she's stuck on him.

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Plot Keywords:

male full frontal nudity | sexual torture | rape and revenge | male on male rape | female on male rape | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rosario Dawson, Tracie Thoms, and Vanessa Ferlito all worked together in the 2007 Quentin Tarantino film, "Death Proof".

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Quotes

Adrian: Hello, fairy cake. Huh?
[makes kissing noises]
Adrian: Yeah. You never forget your first one, baby.

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Alternate Versions

Released on DVD in separate R-rated and NC-17 rated versions. The NC-17 DVD runs for around seven minutes longer.

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Connections

References The Hunt for Red October (1990)

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Soundtracks

Celia
Written and performed by Isabel Celeste

User Reviews

if you don't watch it to the end,you won't understand it

Descent is an odd little movie.not too much happens for most of it's running time.in fact,until you get to the last 20 minutes or so,the rest of the movie has no context.people just do things for no discernible reason.plus,all the character are wretches,so that also makes it harder to have much interest.it basically felt like i had walked in during the middle of a movie,with no idea what had transpired before.it is a very slow movie,and it is disturbing at times,but if you can get through it,it sort of makes sense in the end.if you're not the patient sort,then you should skip this movie.otherwise,i'd say give it a shot.i thought it was worth it in the end.for me,Descent is a 6/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

26 April 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Descent

Filming Locations:

Fairleigh Dickinson University - 285 Madison Avenue, Madison, New Jersey, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,411, 12 August 2007

Gross USA:

$15,233

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,233

Company Credits

Production Co:

City Lights Pictures, M.E.G.A. Films, Trybe Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min 94 min (R-rated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1