{"product_id":"brute-the-blu-ray","title":"Brute, The (Limited Edition BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Brute\u003c\/em\u003e, Sarah Douglas (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSuperman II\u003c\/em\u003e) gives a courageous performance as Diane, a glamorous fashion model trying to escape the brutal blows of her sadistic husband, fearsomely portrayed by Julian Glover (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor Your Eyes Only\u003c\/em\u003e). After a particularly savage attack, Diane leaves to stay with photographer friend Mark (Bruce Robinson, writer and director of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWithnail \u0026amp; I\u003c\/em\u003e) and his girlfriend Carrie (Suzanne Stone). Finding solidarity with other victims at a nearby women’s refuge, she aims to forge a new life alone, but her violent ex-partner is determined to track her down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWritten and directed by Gerry O’Hara (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Pleasure Girls, The Bitch\u003c\/em\u003e),\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Brute\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis an uncompromising exploitation film which dares to tackle the taboo subject of domestic violence. 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