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The Woman is a 2011 American horror film directed by Lucky McKee, adapted by McKee and Jack Ketchum from McKee and Ketchum's novel of the same name. It is a sequel to the 2009 film Offspring. The film stars Pollyanna McIntosh, Angela Bettis, Sean Bridgers, Lauren Ashley Carter, Carlee Baker, and Alexa Marcigliano, and introduces Zach Rand and Shyla Molhusen.

The Woman
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lucky McKee
Written by	Jack Ketchum Lucky McKee
Based on	The Woman by Jack Ketchum Lucky McKee
Produced by	Robert Tonino Andrew van den Houten
Starring	Pollyanna McIntosh Angela Bettis Sean Bridgers Lauren Ashley Carter Carlee Baker Alexa Marcigliano Zach Rand Shyla Molhusen
Cinematography	Alex Vendler
Edited by	Zach Passero
Music by	Sean Spillane
Production company	Modernciné
Distributed by	The Collective Bloody Disgusting Salient Media
Release date	January 23, 2011 (2011-01-23) (US)
Running time	101 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

The film was released as part of the Bloody Disgusting Selects line.

In 2019, McIntosh wrote and directed a sequel titled Darlin'.

Plot

After the events in Maine, an unidentified feral woman is the last remaining member of a cannibalistic tribe that has roamed the Northeast coast for decades. [lower-alpha 1]

Chris Cleek is a county lawyer, who lives with his wife Belle, and their two daughters and son, Peggy, Darlin', and Brian. While out hunting, Chris happens upon the woman, who is bathing and fishing on a creek. The next day, he returns with a net in an effort to capture her. He knocks her out and returns home with her, restrains her in a cellar, and directs his family to participate in "civilizing" her. Over the following days, the Cleek family is revealed to be very dysfunctional. Chris's first attempt to approach the woman results in her biting off and eating his ring finger. Chris orchestrates a violent series of civilizing measures toward the woman.

Chris bathes the woman with boiling water and a high-pressure power washer, causing her extreme pain, and is afterward clothed in a dress Belle sewed. Later that night, Chris rapes the woman while Brian secretly observes through a hole. The next day, Brian also violates the woman with a pair of pliers but is caught by Peggy.

After a series of verbal and physical abuse conducted by both Chris and Brian towards the woman and the family, Belle announces her intention to leave Chris with Peggy and Darlin. In response, Chris knocks Belle unconscious.

Peggy's geometry teacher Ms. Genevieve Raton, visits the Cleek residence with the suspicion that Chris has been raping Peggy and possibly gotten her pregnant. Ms. Raton confronts Chris and in response, he knocks her unconscious as well. Chris and Brian tie her up and take her to the barn where he keeps the family dogs. Peggy tries to intervene but becomes a victim of Chris' vicious verbal assault. In the barn, Ms. Raton is attacked by eyeless girl named "Socket", the Cleek's secret third daughter who behaves like the dogs. Socket and the dogs kill and consume Ms. Raton, as Chris and Brian watch.

Peggy releases the imprisoned woman from the cellar. Belle, having regained consciousness, is attacked and killed by the woman. The woman then proceeds to kill Brian with a saw. Chris tries to shoot the woman but is overpowered, then the woman tears his heart out, and eats it. Afterward, the woman leaves with Darlin and Socket with Peggy following at a distance.

Cast

• Pollyanna McIntosh as the Woman, the survivor of a tribe of cannibals.
• Sean Bridgers as Chris Cleek, a country lawyer.
• Angela Bettis as Belle Cleek, the wife of Chris Cleek.
• Lauren Ashley Carter as Peggy Cleek, the oldest daughter of Chris Cleek and Belle Cleek.
• Carlee Baker as Ms. Raton, the teacher of Peggy Cleek.
• Alexa Marcigliano as Socket Cleek, an eyeless girl, daughter of Chris Cleek and Belle Cleek.
• Zach Rand as Brian Cleek, the sadistic son of Chris Cleek and Belle Cleek.
• Shyla Molhusen as Darlin' Cleek, the youngest daughter of Chris Cleek and Belle Cleek.

Reception

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Critical reception for The Woman has been positive. As of March 2021^[update], the film holds a 73% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 51 reviews with an average rating of 6.40 out of 10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Strange, audacious, and aggressive, The Woman is an uneven horror flick that game viewers with a wildly bloody finale."[2]

Awards and nominations

• Octopus d’Or at the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival, for the best international feature film
• Audience Award for the best international feature film at the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival[3]
• The Siren; International Award at the Lund Fantastic Film Festival[4]

Sequel

In 2019, a standalone sequel called Darlin' was released which is also Pollyanna McIntosh's directing debut as it tells about a now-feral Darlin' getting taken in by a Catholic boarding school as part of the Woman's secret plans.

Notes

References

External links

• The Woman at IMDb
• The Woman at AllMovie
• The Woman at Rotten Tomatoes

На других языках

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- [en] The Woman (2011 film)

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[ru] Женщина (фильм, 2011)

Женщина (англ. The Woman) — американский артхаусный фильм ужасов 2011 года режиссёра Лаки Макки.

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