Straightheads

Straightheads

★ 5.3IMDb Score
Released:2007-04-27
Genre:Thriller
Duration:88 min
Director:Dan Reed
Actors:Gillian Anderson, Danny Dyer, Adam Rayner, Antony Byrne, Anthony Calf
Production:Free Range Films, UK Film Council, Screen West Midlands, Verve Pictures, DJ Films, Film4 Productions, Ingenious Media

Overview:

After surviving a gang rape and mugging, a businesswoman and her younger boyfriend plot to murder their attackers, but find themselves conflicted about carrying out their plans.

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