Violation is one of the most visually shocking, gruesome, disgusting films I’ve seen in quite some time. An extremely dark path of revenge told through an interesting nonlinear storytelling structure.

| Original Score: B | Jul 24, 2023

There is an unapologetic rawness to this visceral movie that plucks it from the crowd and places it squarely in its own category.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jul 23, 2023

Violation is an unsettling tale of vengeance exalted by haunting chants and a gloomy cinematography that enrich the feeling of tension.

| Original Score: A | Mar 15, 2023

Violation is a sensitive and thoughtful examination of what it really means to survive sexual assault and to live with trauma for the rest of your life.

| Oct 17, 2022

The core ideas are there, and Sims-Fewer and Mancinelli show a lot of promise, but this is a feature that feels like it would have been more effective as a short.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 22, 2022

Brings a special touch to the vengeance film... a disquieting amalgam. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jun 10, 2022

Violation benefits from great performances by its leads but is hindered by a fractured narrative.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 16, 2022

Effectively unsettling throughout and genuinely heart-stopping in moments, but also uneven and needlessly overdone.

| Original Score: 6/10 | May 10, 2022

Not afraid to just dwell in the moment, Violation is a nuanced and deeply unsettling look at the ways in which trauma festers and the difficult, if possible, path to catharsis.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 15, 2022

VIOLATION is a superlative piece of cinema that takes vengeance on all those who deserve it. It reminds you that even in taking revenge, survivors of rape will always bear the wounds of the crime.

| Dec 31, 2021

The frustration of having your trauma dismissed lies at the heart of 'Violation." That, and deeply terrifying, audio-only montages of terrible acts of violence.

| Sep 14, 2021

...Miriam's reaction to her own actions is like a dagger twisted into the gut of the viewer. Her anguish undeniable.

| Original Score: 88/100 | Aug 19, 2021

As a revenge thriller, Violation works on every level, from the cinematography, sound design by Matthew Chan and Marci Ida, and of course the performances.

| Jul 26, 2021

The film is less about showing us its cards than it is about turning over the whole damn table and daring us to find a game in there

| Jul 2, 2021

[Violation] brings to mind the dreaded 'elevated horror' descriptor, [but] the film at least gives that loaded (and vague) label a good name.

| Jun 6, 2021

Madeleine Sims-Fewer co-writes, co-directs and stars as Miriam in a daring and referential debut that questions the nature of revenge.

| May 11, 2021

Violation is a trope-defying, claustrophobic, and disturbing genre thriller bolstered by phenomenal performances. Miriam's story is a hard one to shake.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 2, 2021

A clawing, bruising, stomach-churning rape-revenge thriller.

| Apr 9, 2021

A remarkable film and a gamechanger for a genre that has long struggled to reinvent its formula. See it if you dare-just don't go in on a full stomach.

| Apr 6, 2021

The culmination of a film career built on interrogating rage, justice, and the intangible promise of catharsis.

| Apr 5, 2021