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The Violators

Summary When Shelly meets Rachel, two dysfunctional girls from radically opposed backgrounds set off on a collision course that will leave one of them shattered, the other re-born. Set in the forsaken wastelands of Cheshire's little-seen urban overspill, The Violators charts a teenage girl's path from battle-hardened cynicism to the hope of a be...

Written By: Helen Walsh

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  • 1 h 41 m
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  • 1 h 41 m

The Violators

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
60
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Summary When Shelly meets Rachel, two dysfunctional girls from radically opposed backgrounds set off on a collision course that will leave one of them shattered, the other re-born. Set in the forsaken wastelands of Cheshire's little-seen urban overspill, The Violators charts a teenage girl's path from battle-hardened cynicism to the hope of a be...

Written By: Helen Walsh

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Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Jul 18, 2016
The Violators bravely paints a vicious circle without pulling any punches and shows real promise in a new female British filmmaker.
By Matthew Anderson FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 18, 2016
This study of adolescent desire and alienation across class lines takes its time nurturing a tensely ambiguous relationship between its two young female leads — alertly played by newcomers Lauren McQueen and Brogan Ellis — only to squander a measure of that intrigue on a blunt third-act twist.
By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 18, 2016
The Violators suffers from inevitable comparisons to Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank, but is anchored by McQueen’s terrific performance in her feature debut.
By Jamie Graham FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 18, 2016
It’s the directorial debut of novelist Helen Walsh and details as small as the actresses’ eyebrows reveal huge amounts about their characters. It’s also cleverly shot.
By Kate Lloyd FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 18, 2016
It’s flawed by a slightly unconvincing and anticlimactic gun-related ending, but well acted, forthright and confident in the universe it creates.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Red Union Films
Duration 1 h 41 m
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Website http://www.facebook.com/theviolatorsmovie
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Awards

Cinedays Skopje Film Festival
• 3 Nominations
Nashville Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Tbilisi International Film Festival
• 2 Nominations

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