Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

"No one stays innocent forever"

Aug 25 2000 R 1h 40m
Drama, Thriller

At school, Roseanne is the object of fellow student Vincent's infatuation. By night, she deals with a troubled family life: her mother, Maggie, cheats on her drunken husband, Fred. When Maggie's adultery is revealed, Fred viciously takes his anger out on stepdaughter Roseanne. With the help of her boyfriend, Jimmy, Maggie plots her revenge, but Vincent might be the one to help her forge a new life in this contemporary fable loosely based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment".

Plot

This is a contemporary fable loosely based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment". Roseanne is outwardly a perfect and popular teen. However, her image is hiding the abuse at her stepfather's hands, and she decides to take revenge. The events that follow are a mix of dark humor and an exploration of modern morality as Roseanne faces not only a fellow suburbanite who knows, but her own conscience as well.

Written by

Larry Gross

Directed by

Rob Schmidt

Cast

Monica Keena, Ellen Barkin, Michael Ironside

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Killer Films, G2 Films

Languages

English

Awards

3 nominations

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Scores
# of Votes
3,554
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
32
Popularity
NA