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  • 2020
  • R
  • Saban Films
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2020
  • R
  • Saban Films
  • 1 h 31 m

Summary Malky (Orlando Bloom) is a demolition worker whose life receives a seismic shock when, out drinking with friends at a local pub, he sees a disturbing figure from his past: the man he holds responsible for a traumatic childhood incident. Fueled by anger, Malky sets out on a path of vengeance—and discovers that no one can escape the conseq...

Directed By: Ludwig Shammasian

Written By: Geoff Thompson

  • 2020
  • R
  • Saban Films
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2020
  • R
  • Saban Films
  • 1 h 31 m

Retaliation

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary Malky (Orlando Bloom) is a demolition worker whose life receives a seismic shock when, out drinking with friends at a local pub, he sees a disturbing figure from his past: the man he holds responsible for a traumatic childhood incident. Fueled by anger, Malky sets out on a path of vengeance—and discovers that no one can escape the conseq...

Directed By: Ludwig Shammasian

Written By: Geoff Thompson

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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63% Positive
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25% Mixed
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13% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
58
63% Positive
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25% Mixed
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13% Negative
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80
Jul 24, 2020
Retaliation doesn't provide easy viewing on any level, especially with its quietly shattering conclusion. But it does offer myriad rewards for those willing to endure its gut-wrenching emotionality.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
75
Aug 3, 2020
A sledgehammer to religious hypocrisy, Retaliation uses symbolism to recreate, visually, the trauma a child endures when molested by a priest.
By Asher Luberto FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 30, 2020
Janet Montgomery is heartbreakingly good as Emma.
By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW
63
Jul 21, 2020
Bloom does a nice job of expressing, wordlessly, where this man has been, what blend of guilt, fury and obligation drive him and shaped his life. It’s not the most subtle character or film built around an abuse survivor, but there’s substance in the performance that lifts Retaliation above its hammered-home metaphors.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 25, 2021
There’s a kind of blunt brute force to [Bloom's] performance – and he looks almost unrecognisable, as if he’s using certain muscles in his face for the first time.
By Cath Clarke FULL REVIEW
40
Jul 23, 2020
Mostly, Retaliation accords Bloom a chance to deliver some impressive, anguished monologues, although the scenes focusing on those around him (particularly a late conversation between Montgomery and Ferns’s characters) hint at a more expansive, unrealized complexity.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
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Jul 24, 2020
If Retaliation were a friend, you’d eventually avoid them.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Dreamscape, Tea Shop Productions, Worldwide Entertainment Group (WEG), Zee Studios International
Release Date Jul 24, 2020
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating R
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Awards

Edinburgh International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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