After being attacked and raped twice in one day, a timid, mute seamstress becomes a violent agent of revenge for wronged women.
Acting
Zoë Lund's entire performance without a single spoken word.
Score
That saxophone motif—sleazy, unhinged, perfect.
Direction
Ferrara's grimy NYC as psychological pressure cooker.
Director
Abel Ferrara
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Zoë Lund co-wrote the film and was only 20 during shooting; she and Ferrara were romantically involved and famously volatile.
Released alongside 'Angel of Vengeance' and 'Sudden Impact,' it became part of 1981's accidental 'female revenge' wave—though Ferrara insisted his was the only sincere one.
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