Rape-Revenge Films

<p> Often considered the lowest depth to which cinema can plummet the rape-revenge film is broadly dismissed as fundamentally exploitative and sensational catering only to a demented regressive demographic. This second edition ten years after the first continues the assessment of these films and the discourse they provoke. Included is a new chapter about women-directed rape-revenge films a phenomenon that--revitalized since #MeToo exploded in late 2017--is a filmmaking tradition with a history that transcends a contemporary context.</p><p> Featuring both famous and unknown movies controversial and widely celebrated filmmakers as well as rape-revenge cinema from around the world this revised edition demonstrates that diverse and often contradictory treatments of sexual violence exist simultaneously.</p>