Death And The Maiden

Sigourney Weaver stars as the beautiful, elegant and tragic Paulina who recognises her husband's visitor as the doctor who raped and tortured her years before. In their lonely beach house she seizes power and stages a living room trial, forcing her husband to defend the accused. The dark side of Paulina's soul is Roman Polanksi's prime territory for this reckless and edgy thriller that explores the corrupting nature of absolute power. Based on the award-winning play by Ariel Dorfman.