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Closet Land

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Closet Land (1991)

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Reviews Counted:7

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Rotten:3

Average Rating:5.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A two-character study, taking place in an unspecified country, about the use of torture to extract confessions from innocent people. When the government accuses a children's book author of... A two-character study, taking place in an unspecified country, about the use of torture to extract confessions from innocent people. When the government accuses a children's book author of writing subversive literature, she's hauled into custody. Without benefit of counsel, she's interrogated, then subjected to a variety of agonizing beatings, all in an attempt to force her to denounce her work. [More]

Starring: Madeleine Stowe, Alan Rickman

Starring: Madeleine Stowe, Alan Rickman

Director: Radha Bharadwaj

Director: Radha Bharadwaj

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Sep 12, 1991

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Roger Ebert
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Rickman and Stowe add a lot to this fascinating little mind-bender.

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Scott Weinberg
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Strong performances by Rickman and Stowe, yet the film (about torture) fails to engage on a visceral level

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