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poster of Thriller: A Cruel Picture
Rating: 6.4/10 by 187 users

Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973)

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.

Directing:
  • Bo Arne Vibenius
Writing:
  • Bo Arne Vibenius
  • Bo Arne Vibenius
Stars:
Release Date: Tue, May 01, 1973

Rating: 6.4/10 by 187 users

Alternative Title:
Thriller: A Cruel Picture - US
They Call Her One Eye - US
Hooker's Revenge - US
Thriller - US
Thriller: A Cruel Picture (Uncut) - US
A Cruel Picture - US
Thriller: They Call Her One-Eye - US
Трилър: Един жесток филм - BG
Thriller - Um Filme Cruel - BR
Crime à froid - CA
Desenlace mortal - ES
Enögd - FI
Yksisilmäinen - FI
Akit félszeműnek hívnak - HU
Thriller - SE
Триллер: Жестокий фильм - RU
Ihtiras çiçegi - TR
Thriller - IT
They Call Her One Eye - NL
Thriller - A Cruel Picture - NL
Thriller: They Call Her One Eye - NL
Thriller | Hooker's Revenge - NL
Desenlace mortal (Thriller - en grym film) - ES
性女暴力日记 - CN

Country:
Sweden
Language:
svenska
Runtime: 01 hour 48 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: rape, revenge, female protagonist, rape and revenge, erotic movie, shoxploitation

Christina Lindberg
Frigga / Madeleine / One Eye
Despina Tomazani
The Lesbian Girl
Per-Axel Arosenius
Madeline's Father (as Per Axel Arosenius)
Gunnel Wadner
Madeleine's mother
Hildur Lindberg
Woman in Village
Marshall McDough
Karate Teacher (as Marshal Mc Donagh)
Gunnar Palm
Driving Teacher
Lars Lundgren
Policeman (uncredited)
Per Hessman
Car Driver (uncredited)
Dan Lindhe
Soldier / Policeman (uncredited)
Bo Arne Vibenius
Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

John Chard

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

JPV852

Okay rape-revenge thriller has a fine performance from Christina Lindberg even though she has zero lines and there are scenes tough to watch. The revenge portion is the best part however the slow-motion fight between Madeliene and the cops went on far too long. The final scene was satisfying though. **3.5/5**


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