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6.4/10 • 188

1973-05-011h 48m

ActionThrillerCrimeDramaHorror

The movie that has no limits of evil!

Madeleine, rendered mute after being sexually assaulted as a youth, accepts a lift from a wealthy and sadistic pimp who soon enslaves her into his prostitution racket. Despite her limited means, Madeleine embarks on a bloody road to revenge against her captors.

Directors
Bo Arne Vibenius
Writters
Bo Arne Vibenius
Editors
Brian Wikström

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Christina Lindberg

    Christina Lindberg

    Frigga / Madeleine / One Eye

  2. Heinz Hopf

    Heinz Hopf

    Tony

  3. Solveig Andersson

    Solveig Andersson

    Sally

  4. Despina Tomazani

    Despina Tomazani

    The Lesbian Girl

  5. Per-Axel Arosenius

    Per-Axel Arosenius

    Madeline's Father (as Per Axel Arosenius)

  6. Gunnel Wadner

    Gunnel Wadner

    Madeleine's mother

  7. Björn Kristiansson

    Björn Kristiansson

    The Addict

  8. Marie-Louise Mannervall

    Marie-Louise Mannervall

    Woman in Village

  9. Hildur Lindberg

    Hildur Lindberg

    Woman in Village

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John Chard

Mar 13, 2016

7/10

Madeline Marauds! Exploitation cinema in all its glory, or not, depending on your own personal peccadilloes! Directed, written and produced by Bo Arne Vibenius, Thriller - en grym film (AKA: They Call Her One Eye) is an infamous picture for a number of reasons, reasons that would take a whole page to write about. So use your mouse and google it because this review isn't interested in dabbling in such fare. Plot sees a young Madeline raped by a paedophile and rendered mute by the experience. Into early adulthood and Madeline (played superbly by soft core porn starlet Christinia Lindberg) unwisely takes up the offer of a lift from the odious Tony (Heinz Hopf). Pretty soon she's addicted to heroin and working as a prostitute. However, Madeline is biding her time, for she has plans, plans that spell doom for all her abusers. Does this film have artistic merit? Absolutely! In fact if you take out the inserted pornographic close-ups, which are pointless since we already know what Madeline is going through (a supposed marketing tool of the era apparently...) then this is a kick-ass film. It's a two parter, where the first half shows all of Madeline's misery, with sexual disturbance and body horror, then we switch to Madeline's fight back, where we get one of the coolest anti-heroines of 70s exploitation. She's sporting an eye patch, a glorious black trench coat, and weapons, oh yes! There are weapons, hands, guns and cars, oh my! It's here where Vibenius asks the question about justifiable revenge, whilst the super slow-mo approach to the violence will either be viewed as indulgent or classy (I'm with the latter camp). It is what it is, grungy and grimy, operating in a specialist niche of cinema, but worthy in that it didn't conform, and it has proved influential. It's just not a date movie or something to watch with you mom! Right, I'm off for a bath. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
Swedish
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
raperevengefemale protagonistrape and revengeerotic movieshoxploitation