Crime and Punishment in Suburbia
4.6 /10 1 Votes
21% Rotten Tomatoes 32% Metacritic Genre Drama, Thriller Music director Michael Brook Writer Larry Gross Language English | 5.9/10 IMDb 3/4 Roger Ebert Director Rob Schmidt Initial DVD release January 2, 2001 Duration Country U.S.A. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date January 24, 2000 (Sundance Film Festival)
August 25
March 28, 2001
May 3, 2002 Cast Monica Keena (Roseanne Skolnick), Ellen Barkin (Maggie Skolnick), Michael Ironside (Fred Skolnick), Vincent Kartheiser (Vincent), Nicki Aycox (Cecil), Bonnie Somerville (Stuck Up Girl)Similar movies The Last Witch Hunter , Fish Tank , Jupiter Ascending , Factory Girl , Knock Knock , The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things Tagline No one stays innocent forever | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Crime and Punishment in Suburbia is a 2000 film directed by Rob Schmidt and starring Monica Keena (as Roseanne Skolnick), Ellen Barkin (as Maggie Skolnick), Michael Ironside (as Fred Skolnick), James DeBello (as Jimmy) and Vincent Kartheiser (as Vincent).
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Synopsis
The film is a contemporary fable loosely based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment. Roseanne (Monica Keena) is outwardly a perfect and popular teen, who suffers from a dysfunctional home life. Her mother (Ellen Barkin) begins an affair with a local man (Jeffrey Wright) and leaves her to live alone with her alcoholic stepfather (Michael Ironside). One night during an alcohol-fueled rage, he rapes Roseanne. Traumatized, she decides to take things into her own hands. With the participation of her devoted and clueless boyfriend Jimmy (James DeBello) the twosome murder her stepfather in retribution, but Roseanne's conscience quickly begins to unravel afterwards.
The story is narrated by one of Roseanne's classmates, Vincent (Vincent Kartheiser), a boy who is as concerned with Roseanne's well-being as he is obsessed with her. As the plot develops he forges a relationship with her, consoling her and giving her advice while trying to point her toward redemption. In the end it becomes possible that he, perhaps, might be her only salvation.
Awards
The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize, Dramatic at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.
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