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Straightheads
Sign in to saveStraightheads is a 2007 British revenge/thriller film (titled Closure in the US), featuring brutal sexual violence, which follows a couple who seek revenge against a group of men. It was written and directed by Dan Reed, who made his directorial debut, and features Gillian Anderson and Danny Dyer.
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5.3There is instant chemistry between Alice (Gillian Anderson), a businesswoman, and Adam (Danny Dyer), a younger working-class man who installs a security system in her London apartment. She takes him to a party in the country, and they end up making love. But the night turns horrific when they encounter three thugs who maim Adam and rape Alice. The incident turns them into fearful recluses until Alice spots the leader of their attackers (Anthony Calf) -- and the two victims plot a brutal revenge.
Cast
- Gillian Anderson as Alice
- Danny Dyer as Adam
- Adam Rayner as Jago
- Antony Byrne as Misha
- Anthony Calf as Heffer
- Ralph Brown as Jamie
Themes
- van
- london, england
- rape
- countryside
- trauma
- assault
- revenge
- murder
- attack
- gang
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- revenge
- Cast member
- Francesca Fowler
- Composer
- Ilan Eshkeri
- Duration
- 80
- FilmAffinity ID
- 712287
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2007-01-01
- title
- Straightheads
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 43%
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Straightheads is a 2007 British revenge/thriller film (titled Closure in the US), featuring brutal sexual violence, which follows a couple who seek revenge against a group of men. It was written and directed by Dan Reed, who made his directorial debut, and features Gillian Anderson and Danny Dyer.
The film went straight-to-video in the United States on 18 September 2007.
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