Sunday in the Country

Sunday in the Country

1974 · 93 min · EN · R · 6.4 (25 votes)
Dir. John Trent · Starring Ernest Borgnine, Michael J. Pollard, Hollis McLaren, Louis Zorich, Cec Linder, Vladimír Valenta · Music Paul Hoffert

“Suddenly, on a peaceful Sunday in the country, one man was forced to defend his home and his family!”

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Three vicious thugs are on the run in rural America after robbing a local bank. They seek refuge at the home of a reclusive farmer, but he is prepared for their arrival and holds them at gunpoint. Unable to let them simply wait for the law, he decides to take them into into his cellar and torture them a little before the police arrive.

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This is a grim, unflinching descent into rural vigilante justice. It feels raw and unsettling, building a palpable sense of dread through its deliberate pacing. The atmosphere is one of stark, brutal tension, exploring the dark side of retribution with a distinctly gritty, exploitation edge. Not for the faint of heart.

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