Revenge (2017)
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A woman left for dead in the desert by three men must fight her way back to life and seek vengeance.
The story
Jen, a young American woman, travels with her boyfriend Richard to his secluded luxury vacation home in the desert. After a night of partying with Richard's friends, Stan and Dimitri, a conflict arises when Jen is assaulted by Stan. Following a violent confrontation with Richard, Jen is cast out into the desert. Left for dead and physically broken, she must survive the harsh environment and the pursuit of the three men who betrayed her, eventually transforming into a determined survivor as she prepares to hunt them down.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Jen travels to a desert retreat with her boyfriend Richard, who brings along his friends Stan and Dimitri. During a party, Stan rapes Jen. When she tries to leave, Richard becomes violent and pushes her into the desert, where she is impaled by a tree branch. The men believe her dead. However, Jen survives, eventually finding a sense of resolve. She hides and waits for the men to split up. She kills Dimitri by stabbing him in the eye, then hides in a cave where she uses peyote and a heated can to treat her wound. She later ambushes and kills Stan during a gunfight. Finally, she confronts Richard at his home. After a bloody struggle involving shotguns, she shoots him dead and walks out as a rescue helicopter arrives.
- First release year
- 2017
- Runtime (minutes)
- 108
- Production countries
- France
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Coralie Fargeat
- Writers
- Coralie Fargeat · writer
- Cast and characters
- Matilda Lutz · Jen; Kevin Janssens · Richard; Vincent Colombe · Stan; Guillaume Bouchède · Dimitri; Jean-Louis Tribes · Roberto
- Genres
- action-thriller; horror
- Themes
- rebirth; transformation
- Tone and mood
- bold; fierce; dreamlike
- Premise and plot tags
- rape and revenge; survival
- Reception
- The film received acclaim from critics, being praised for its subversion of tropes and its portrayal of a 'bold' and 'fierce' female lead.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 81 · scale: 100 · review count: 23
- Production trivia
- The film was inspired by Mad Max and Rambo.; The desert location was chosen for its nondescript, isolated appearance.
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