A mild-mannered academic (David Sumner) and his wife move to her hometown to escape the violence of modern society. They are met with escalating harassment and psychological torment from the local men, eventually forcing David to abandon his pacifist ideals and defend his home with extreme violence.
Directed by Rod Lurie and starring James Marsden and Alexander Skarsgård. It updates the setting from rural England to the American South (Mississippi). Perros de paja
Directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Dustin Hoffman. It is a landmark in cinema for its raw intensity and controversial portrayal of moral breakdown. A mild-mannered academic (David Sumner) and his wife
Much of the conflict stems from the locals' resentment of an outsider "taking" a local woman and invading their space. Perros de paja