Repulsion
The nightmare world of a virgin's dreams becomes the screen's shocking reality!
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6/1/1965Runtime
105 minsOverview
Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$300,000Revenue
$3,100,000Homepage
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A harrowing descent into psychological fracture as a lonely woman's apartment transforms into a nightmarish prison of her own mind. Polanski crafts a visceral exploration of mental breakdown, where the boundary between reality and hallucination collapses with devastating intimacy.
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