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  • 2021
  • Unrated
  • RLJE Films
  • 1 h 47 m
  • 2021
  • Unrated
  • RLJE Films
  • 1 h 47 m

Summary A troubled woman on the edge of divorce returns home to her younger sister after years apart. But when her sister and brother-in-law betray her trust, she embarks on a vicious crusade of revenge.

Directed By: Dusty Mancinelli, Madeleine Sims-Fewer

Written By: Dusty Mancinelli, Madeleine Sims-Fewer

  • 2021
  • Unrated
  • RLJE Films
  • 1 h 47 m
  • 2021
  • Unrated
  • RLJE Films
  • 1 h 47 m

Violation

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
70
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 15 User Ratings
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Summary A troubled woman on the edge of divorce returns home to her younger sister after years apart. But when her sister and brother-in-law betray her trust, she embarks on a vicious crusade of revenge.

Directed By: Dusty Mancinelli, Madeleine Sims-Fewer

Written By: Dusty Mancinelli, Madeleine Sims-Fewer

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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27% Mixed
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27% Mixed
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100
Mar 24, 2021
Building to a remorseless climax, Sims-Fewer and co-writer/director Dusty Mancinelli brilliantly, and times almost unwatchably, overhaul the rape-revenge movie as something far more realistic, traumatised and noxious.
By Phil Hoad FULL REVIEW
83
Mar 17, 2021
Sims-Fewer clearly follows her vision, and paints an unsettling picture with sure strokes. I look forward to more.
By Jim Slotek FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 1, 2021
Violation is trenchant and effective, deftly handling the emotional trauma at its core.
By Mae Abdulbaki FULL REVIEW
78
Apr 5, 2021
Violation, much like Brea Grant's Lucky, strikes hard at the heart of the impossibility of revenge. In her elegantly-structured script, writer/director Sims-Fewer rejects the idea of a revelation changing the perspective on a moment we have already seen. Instead, she contextualizes what we are to see.
By Richard Whittaker FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 23, 2021
Violation impressively pushes against the typically straightforward trajectory of the rape-revenge film.
By Steven Scaife FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 18, 2021
The dead-seriousness with which Sims-Fewer and Mancinelli approach their subject is admirable, as is the former’s unsettling lead performance. And you won’t find another film this year that subverts the male gaze in such a brutally naked manner.
By Barry Hertz FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 24, 2021
The jumbled narrative structure allows for a couple of a-ha revelations, but it mostly creates a distance for the viewer. And yet despite these flaws, the artistry on display in Violation is undeniable.
By Christy Lemire FULL REVIEW

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40% Mixed
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27% Negative
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Production Company DM Films
Release Date Mar 25, 2021
Duration 1 h 47 m
Rating Unrated
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Awards

Canadian Screen Awards, CA
• 5 Nominations
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 3 Nominations

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