‘Take Back The Night’ Addresses The Horrific Reality of Sexual Assault
In Gia Elliot’s debut feature film Take Back The Night, a young woman is assaulted by something. She isn’t sure what but she’s fairly sure it isn’t human. What ensues is her own struggle through the justice system as her claims are constantly doubted by both the police and her friends. This film, written by Elliot and Emma Fitzpatrick, puts on a monstrous spin on the all-too-real horror sexual assault survivors face when they attempt to look for justice
Read the full synopsis for Take Back The Night below:
Finding herself the victim of a violent monster attack, Jane launches a vigilante campaign to hunt the beast that tried to kill her. Jane’s efforts intensify, but her troubling history of drug use and mental illness bubbles to the surface causing her family, community, and authorities to question the authenticity of her account. Suddenly alone in her fight, Jane starts to doubt her own memory of the attack. And to doubt if the monster exists at all.
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Dread Central’s Chloe Gold reviewed the film out of Horrible Imaginings. She wrote:
Take Back The Night is a creature feature, yes. But humans are the main perpetrators of horror. There are terrifying chase, attack, and fight sequences featuring the monster. But the scariest part of the film is how realistic the story is; it sadly portrays the reality of being doubted and blamed despite “doing everything right.”
The film was produced by Elliot, Fitzpatrick, Kwanza Gooden, and David Elliot. Fitzpatrick stars in Take Back The Night as Jane. Angela Gulner (GLOW), Jennifer Lafleur (Big Little Lies), and Sibongile Mlambo (Lovecraft Country) also star in the film.
Take Back The Night comes to digital and VOD on March 5.
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