Death and the Maiden (1994)

7.2	Listal rating
7.2	IMDB rating

Directed by

Roman Polanski

Starring (View all)

Paulina Escobar

Dr. Roberto Miranda

Gerardo Escobar

Dr. Miranda's Wife

Jonathan Vega

Dr. Miranda's Son

Rodolphe Vega

Dr. Miranda's Son

Gilberto Cortés

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Jorge Cruz

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Written by

Ariel Dorfman

(play)

Rafael Yglesias

(screenplay) and

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3 years, 2 months ago at Mar 17 19:19

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Paulina is the wife of a prominent lawyer in an unnamed South American country. She is deeply scarred by her horrific torture at the hands of the authoritarian regime that has been recently overthrown. Her tormentor was never caught or punished. When her husband comes home with a man, a doctor, Paulina is sure that he is her torturer and rapist. But how can she be sure if her blindfold never came ... read more

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Description: Paulina Escobar is the housewife to a prominent lawyer in an unnamed third World country. One day a storm forces her husband to ride home with a neighbor. That chance encounter brings up demons from her past, as she is convinced that the neighbor (Dr. Miranda) was part of the old fascist regime that tortured and raped her, while blind ... (more)

Release date : 3 March 1995
UPC: 794043635120

Thriller (7), Drama (7), Revenge (6), Mystery (6), South America (5), Torture (5), Paranoia (4), Kidnapping (2), Confession (2), Politics (2), War Crimes (2), Sex (2), Prisoner (2), Political (2), Poland (1), Rape Confession (1), 1990s (1), False Accusation (1), Attempted Murder (1), Self Justice (1)

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"Polanskin tiivistunnelmainen-psykologinen-trilleri, joka aivan varmasti edustaa genrensä parhaimmistoa. Tapahtumapaikkana toimii melkeinpä pelkästään Sigourney Weaverin ja Stuart Wilsonin mökki keskellä ei mitään, joten tunnelma on hyvin tiivis. Ben Kingsley oli roolissaan loistava! "

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" Cast : Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley What was it about? A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government. My two cents: Basically, it is one of those many obscure underseen overlooked gems directed by Polanski. Even though the set-up is pretty basic, I thought it was really spellbinding to watch. As usual with Polanski, the border between right or wrong, good and evil, is really blurred and you have to make up your mind on your ow"

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