Death and the Maiden
1994 · Movie · R · 103 min · ★ 7.1 · 77% critics
In a country emerging from dictatorship, a woman living in an isolated coastal home becomes convinced that a visitor is tied to the brutal abuse she suffered years earlier. As a storm rages outside, she forces a confrontation that pulls her husband into a tense, morally fraught standoff over truth, justice, and what closure might cost.
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Details
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-05-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (561 votes)
- Box office
- $3,103,716
- Budget
- $12,000,000
About
If you enjoy tense, dialogue-driven thrillers about truth and justice in confined settings, this should land, especially if you liked Frantic or The Limey; Not for you if you want light viewing or clear-cut answers.
Pros: gripping moral dilemma; intense three-person tension; strong lead performances | Cons: stagey dialogue at times; heavy subject matter; confined setting may feel talky
Themes
- married couple
- based on play or musical
- chile
- pinochet regime
- revenge
- doctor
- torture
- humiliation
Cast & crew
Sigourney Weaver
as Paulina Escobar
Ben Kingsley
as Dr. Roberto Miranda
Stuart Wilson
as Gerardo Escobar
- KM
Krystia Mova
as Dr. Miranda's Wife
- JV
Jonathan Vega
as Dr. Miranda's Son
- RV
Rodolphe Vega
as Dr. Miranda's Son
- GC
Gilberto Cortés
as String Quartet Player
- JC
Jorge Cruz
as String Quartet Player
Carlos Moreno
as String Quartet Player
- EV
Eduardo Valenzuela
as String Quartet Player
Directed by Roman Polanski