Posts Tagged ‘physical-abuse’

History of Violence, A (2005)

Monday, October 1st, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Viggo Mortensen | Maria Bello | Ed Harris | William Hurt | Ashton Holmes | Peter MacNeill | Stephen McHattie | Greg Bryk | Sumela Kay | Kyle Schmid | Deborah Drakeford | Gerry Quigley | Heidi Hayes | Aidan Devine | Bill MacDonald
Directors: David Cronenberg
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Tom Stall, a humble family man and owner of a popular neighborhood restaurant, lives a quiet but fulfilling existence in the Midwest. One night Tom foils a crime at his place of business and, to his chagrin, is plastered all over the news for his heroics. Following this, mysterious people follow the Stalls’ every move, concerning Tom more than anyone else. As this situation is confronted, more lurks out over where all these occurrences have stemmed from compromising his marriage, family relationship and the main characters’ former relations in the process.

Karla (2006)

Monday, October 1st, 2007
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Laura Prepon | Misha Collins | Patrick Bauchau | Emilie Jacobs | Alex Boyd | Carole Ita White | Fiona Manners | Shawn Hoffman | Adam Lieberman | Cherilyn Hayres | William Duffy | Tanya Lemelle | Tony Shawkat | Kristen Swieconek | Cole James
Directors: Joel Bender
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Based on real events, Paul Bernardo (Collins) and his wife, Karla Homolka (Prepon), kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.

Single White Female (1992)

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Bridget Fonda | Jennifer Jason Leigh | Steven Weber | Peter Friedman | Stephen Tobolowsky | Frances Bay | Michele Farr | Tara Karsian | Christiana Capetillo | Jessica Lundy | Renée Estevez | Tiffany Mataras | Krystle Mataras | Amelia Campbell | Kenneth Tobey
Directors: Barbet Schroeder
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When a ‘Single White Female’ places an ad in the press for a similar woman to rent a room (to replace the boyfriend she’s just left), all the applicants seem weird. Then along comes a level headed woman who seems to be just right. The new lodger has a secret past which haunts her.

Dogville (2003)

Monday, February 12th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: Denmark | Finland | France | Germany | Netherlands | Norway | Sweden | UK | USA
Actors: Nicole Kidman | Harriet Andersson | Lauren Bacall | Jean-Marc Barr | Paul Bettany | Blair Brown | James Caan | Patricia Clarkson | Jeremy Davies | Ben Gazzara | Philip Baker Hall | Thom Hoffman | Siobhan Fallon | John Hurt | Zeljko Ivanek
Directors: Lars von Trier
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The beautiful fugitive, Grace (Nicole Kidman), arrives in the isolated township of Dogville on the run from a team of gangsters. With some encouragement from Tom (Paul Bettany), the self-appointed town spokesman, the little community agrees to hide her and in return, Grace agrees to work for them. However, when a search sets in, the people of Dogville demand a better deal in exchange for the risk of harbouring poor Grace and she learns the hard way that in this town, goodness is relative. But Grace has a secret and it is a dangerous one. Dogville may regret it ever began to bare its teeth…