A woman's meticulous revenge unfolds with gritty determination, making her abusers pay for their past.
Suspenseful and melancholy. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Netflix.
No surprises for a TV-MA: moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
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Years after surviving horrific abuse in high school, a woman puts an elaborate revenge scheme in motion to make the perpetrators pay for their crimes.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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