Rape and revenge

Rape and revenge
Years active1970s–present
LocationInternational; started in Sweden and United States
Major figuresI Spit on Your Grave, Irréversible, The Virgin Spring
InfluencesEuropean art cinema, Exploitation film
InfluencedFeminist film, New French Extremity

Rape and revenge, or rape-revenge, is a horror film subgenre characterized by an individual enacting revenge for rape or other sexual acts committed against them. Rape and revenge films are also commonly thrillers or vigilante films.

Notable for its graphic depiction of violence, rape, torture, and sexual imagery, rape and revenge films have attracted critical attention and controversy, often gaining a cult following and retrospectively associated with the New French Extremity, underground cinema, and arthouse cinema.[1][2][3][4]

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