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Scalene

Play trailer Poster for Scalene 2011,  1h 36m,  Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 78% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 52% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
78% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
The mother (Margo Martindale) of a mentally handicapped man (Adam Scarimbolo) wants revenge after her son is jailed for raping a college student (Hanna Hall).

Critics Reviews

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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Jan 19, 2012
4/5
While occasionally unpleasant, the film never crosses the line from bearably chilling to unbearably gruesome, keeping its characters credible and its events explicable. Go to Full Review
Ronnie Scheib Variety Jan 19, 2012
The resolution of its conflicting truths proves so bizarre and idiotically off-the-wall that it mitigates all that precedes it. Go to Full Review
Calum Marsh Slant Magazine Jan 18, 2012
1/4
More concerned with the novelty of its three-act, "three-perspective" structure than with how that structure actually functions. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 21, 2020
3.5/4.0
Zack Parker has assembled a stellar ensemble cast led by a mind-blowing performance from recent Emmy Award winner Margo Martindale. Go to Full Review
Deirdre Crimmins Film Thrills Aug 21, 2018
Your experience with the film will last long after that scene is over, and the investment of time is absolutely worth it. Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Sep 12, 2013
A masterful piece of independent filmmaking... Go to Full Review
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Hagrid S May 24, 2013 Interesting film, good performances. Love Margo. But anyone know what that ending was about??
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Cast & Crew

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Zack Parker

Director

Margo Martindale

Janice Trimble

Hanna Hall

Paige Alexander

Adam Scarimbolo

Jakob Trimble

Jim Dougherty

Charles

LaDonna Pettijohn

Mrs. Alexander

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Scalene

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Movie Info

Synopsis The mother (Margo Martindale) of a mentally handicapped man (Adam Scarimbolo) wants revenge after her son is jailed for raping a college student (Hanna Hall).
Director
Zack Parker
Producer
Zack Parker, Carlos Jimenez Flores
Screenwriter
Brandon Owens, Zack Parker
Production Co
Along The Tracks, Kachi Films
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 19, 2016
Runtime
1h 36m
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