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Crime + Punishment in Suburbia (2000)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
This is a contemporary fable loosely based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment". Roseanne is outwardly a perfect and popular teen. However, her image is hiding the abuse at her stepfather's hands, and she decides to take revenge. The events that follow are a mix of dark humor and an exploration of modern morality as Roseanne faces not only a fellow suburbanite who knows, but her own conscience as well.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, serious, clever, teen, independent film, realistic, cynical, gloomy, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
rape, obsession, sexualized violence, murder, suburbs, dysfunctional family, high school, crime and punishment, guilt, friendship, protective male, youth, teenage life, teenager, investigation, parents and children, life is a bitch, family problems, juvenile delinquency, revenge, sexual abuse, violence, death, rape and revenge, redemption ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, american
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Duration: 98 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Duration: 88 min.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Place:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Story:
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