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Death and the Maiden
1994
· Movie
· 103 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Every rating
63–84
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 63, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 84.
See the most agreed on films →A political activist recognizes the voice of her house guest as that of the man who tortured her years ago under a former regime. With her husband unsure, she takes the man captive to put him on trial in her remote beach house. A tense psychological duel ensues, forcing all three to confront the blurred lines between justice, revenge, and trauma.
Details
- Director
- Roman Polanski
- Writers
- Ariel Dorfman, Rafael Yglesias
- Based on
- Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman
- Released
- 4 May 1994
- Country
- France, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $12.0M
- Box office
- $8.0M
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Awards
4 nominations total
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