Self Defense
Self Defense
Guión:
Paul DonovanReparto:
Tom Nardini, Brenda Bazinet, Daryl Haney, Jeff Pustil, Keith Knight, Richard Collins, Dennis O'Connor, Jack BlumStreaming (1)
Sinopsis(1)
Un grupo de matones puritanos quiere establecer unas "nuevas reglas" en la ciudad aprovechando que la policía de Halifax (Nueva Escocia, Canadá) está en huelga. Tratan de amedentrar a los gays y lesbianas de un bar, pero, por accidente, el dueño del establecimiento resulta muerto y el líder de la banda decide ejecutar a todos los testigos. Sin embargo, uno consigue escapar y se refugia en un aislado bloque de viviendas. Los jóvenes propietarios rehusan entregar al superviviente, con lo que la pandilla resuelve acabar con todos los residentes. Eso no será sencillo, ya que los jóvenes se atrincheran en su apartamento, montan trampas y se arman para defenderse. Todo esto conduce, inevitablemente, a más muerte y derramamiento de sangre. (Filmin)
(más)Reseñas (2)
The city police is on strike, which is great news for the street scum. A gang of idiots decide to show off their strength at a local gay club, but things get a little out of hand and suddenly one of the waiters is lying dead on the floor. They must get rid of the witnesses, the police won’t be on strike forever, but one of the clubgoers manages to escape. Chased by the gangsters, he takes refuge with nice people who had the misfortune of letting him into their home, who then refuse the offer to avoid trouble and give away the refugee. That’s the beginning of one of the best home-invasion thrillers I have ever seen. This unknown Canadian flick from the 1980s reminds a lot to the recent The Purge, but it’s considerably better in every aspect. Tense, dark, atmospheric, brutal, chilling. A great surprise and a must-see for horror fans :)
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The Canadian thriller Self Defense is not really a horror movie in the classic sense and is more of an action-thriller, albeit with strong horror elements mainly due to the tense atmosphere. It uses the cat and mouse thing with innocent people trying to survive when faced with those out to execute them. Although Self Defense might have looked unremarkable and is not that well known, it is a hidden gem that turned out to be something worth seeing.
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