Shame

Year: 1988

Runtime: 94 mins

Language: English

Director: Steve Jodrell

Drama

Hardened prosecutor Asta Cadell departs home for a coastal road trip in Australia, but a motorcycle breakdown forces a stop in a remote town. There she meets teenager Elizabeth Curtis, who reveals she has just been raped. Cadell assists her in reporting the assault, but entrenched police corruption blocks justice, prompting Cadell to take matters into her own hands.

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