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Day of the Woman is a american film of genre Drama directed by Meir Zarchi released in USA on 22 november 1978 with Camille Keaton
Day of the Woman (1978)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 22 november 1978
Length 1h41
Directed by Meir Zarchi
OriginUSA
Themes Films about writers, Feminist films, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Erotic films, Rape and revenge films, Political films, Auto-justice
Rating56%
Day of the Woman (better known by its re-release title, I Spit on Your Grave) is a controversial 1978 cult classic rape and revenge film. The film received a limited release, with a wider release in 1980. Prominent film critics condemned the film for its graphic violence, nudity, obscene language, and lengthy depictions of gang rape, and the motion picture remains controversial to this day. The film was named in 2010 one of Time's Top 10 Ridiculously Violent Movies. It was remade that same year.
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Manhattan short story writer Jennifer Hills rents an isolated cottage on Park Hill Lane near the Housatonic River in the Litchfield County, Connecticut countryside to write her first novel. The arrival in the town of Kent of the attractive and independent young woman attracts the attention of Johnny, the gas station manager, and Stanley and Andy, two unemployed men who hang around the gas station. Jennifer receives a grocery delivery from Matthew, who is mildly mentally retarded, and befriends him. Matthew is friends with the other three men and reports back to them about the beautiful woman he met, claiming he saw her "tits".Actors
Camille Keaton
(Jennifer Hills)
Demi Moore
(Jennifer Hills body double (uncredited))
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