Partly based on a true event, the death in 1817 of a Birmingham woman, Mary Ashford, and the consequent trial of a local man, Abraham Thornton, for her rape and murder. The film is concerned with the response of her contemporaries to her behaviour on the night before she died, and by situating this within the fictional circumstances of a modern woman, explores current attitudes to rape, and the forces and assumptions underlying them.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Birmingham Film and Video Workshop
Keywords
- rape
- feminist
- true crime
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Top Cast
Sally Eldridge as Cathy
Sianna King as Lynn
Len Edwards as Dr. Booker
Paul Farla as Broadside Seller
Alton Douglas as Friend to Justice
Top Crew
Heather Powell · Director, Writer
Carola Klein · Writer, Editor
Roger Shannon · Producer
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