A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.
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slow-burndarkharrowinglayeredseriousintimatehaunting
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Movie1994·103 min
Death and the Maiden
Directed by Roman Polanski
A drama thriller film directed by Roman Polanski.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 34%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.1/10
580 ratings
About Death and the Maiden
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Harrowing (9 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Tense, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- trauma recovery, corruption power, betrayal, late 20th century, politics, international, isolated dwelling, romantic partners, strangers forced together, anti hero, everyman, revenge quest, cat and mouse, siege bottle, corruption