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Straw Dogs (1971) is a psychological isolation thriller directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George. Set in a remote English village, the film follows a mild-mannered academic whose home becomes the site of escalating violence and siege. The film is widely regarded as a controversial and provocative exploration of fear, masculinity, and the breakdown of civility under extreme pressure. Från IMDB: A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment. Detta är en importfilm. De har oftast inte svensk text
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Straw Dogs (1971)
116 min
David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie. Eventually the taunts escalate.