Labelled a modern classic by some, ‘torture porn’ by others, Lucky McKee’s uncompromising adaptation of Jack Ketchum’s novel triggered heated debate when it first debuted.
An unhinged family man captures a feral woman, subjecting her to a torrent of abuse in a disturbed effort to ‘civilise’ her.
A brutal yet searingly intelligent critique of patriarchal abuse with far more than exploitation on its mind.
The Woman (2011)
A crazed family man captures a feral women and subjects her to abuse in an attempt to ‘civilise’ her.
- 2011 USA
- Directed by
- Lucky McKee
- Produced by
- Andrew van den Houten, Robert Tonino
- Written by
- Jack Ketchum, Lucky McKee
- Featuring
- Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers, Angela Bettis
- Running time
- 101 minutes
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