PREVIEW: Violation (18)

WHO’S IN IT?

Madeleine Sims-Fewer (Operation Avalanche), Anna Maguire (The Hummingbird Project), Jesse LaVercombe (Mary Goes Round), Obi Abili (21 Bridges), Jasmin Geljo (Gangster Exchange), Cynthia Ashperger (The Waiting Room)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Dusty Mancinelli (film debut) and Madeleine Sims-Fewer (film debut), directors, writers, producers; Andrea Boccadoro (Speaking in Tongues), composer; Adam Crosby (Deadly Voltage), cinematographer; Gabriella Wallace (film debut), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Miriam (Sims-Fewer), a troubled woman whose marriage is about to implode, returns home for the first time in years to seek solace in her younger sister Greta (Maguire), and Greta’s charming husband Dylan (LaVercombe). However, a catastrophic betrayal leaves Miriam shaken and furious, and believing her only reaction to be that of revenge, she begins to take extreme action even though her psychological and emotional state begins to unravel…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Previously playing to shocked audiences at film festivals around the world, this dour and dark revenge thriller is not for the faintest of hearts, but has a strong emotional core amidst its harsh exterior.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

THURSDAY 25TH MARCH 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

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