Retaliation

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Retaliation

R,

2020,

1h 31m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Drama

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Fueled by anger, a demolition worker seeks revenge against the man he holds responsible for a traumatic childhood incident.

Critics Consensus

Led by a career-best performance from Orlando Bloom, Retaliation takes an appropriately grueling look at the lingering effects of childhood trauma.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Mar 29, 2021

2/5

Yet the film does allow Bloom to stretch his range and to deliver two showboating monologues that demonstrate, if nothing else, that the narrative of his career is worth changing.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

Mar 25, 2021

3/5

There's a kind of blunt brute force to [Bloom's] performance - and he looks almost unrecognisable, as if he's using certain muscles in his face for the first time.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Jul 27, 2020

3/4

...in a brilliant, brooding, captivating performance here, Bloom has established himself as an intense, physical, screen-dominating presence...

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Trent Neely

Battle Royale With Cheese

Mar 29, 2021

Retaliation is an honest, sometimes brutal study of how trauma, guilt, and shame can wear down a person

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Edward Porter

Sunday Times (UK)

Mar 29, 2021

2/5

Orlando Bloom does a good job with his several anguished, explicit monologues, but he can't give credibility to the tale that unfolds when his character ponders revenge.

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Tom Beasley

Flickering Myth

Mar 19, 2021

4/5

An enthralling character study anchored by an A-list star delivering a performance of real nuance, control and sophistication.

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Ludwig Shammasian

Director

Paul Shammasian

Director

Orlando Bloom

Malky

Janet Montgomery

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Charlie Creed-Miles

Paul

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Synopsis

Fueled by anger, a demolition worker seeks revenge against the man he holds responsible for a traumatic childhood incident.

Director: Ludwig Shammasian, Paul Shammasian
Producer: Jasper Graham, James Harris, Mark Lane, Sheetal Vinod Talwar
Screenwriter: Geoff Thompson
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Tea Shop & Film Company, Worldwide Entertainment Group, Dreamscape
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Disturbing Violent Content|Disturbing Sexual Content|Some Nudity)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 24, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 24, 2020
Runtime: 1h 31m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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