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The story follows medical student, Mary Mason, as she becomes increasingly broke and disenchanted with the surgical world she once admired. The allure of easy money sends Mary into the world of underground surgeries which ends up leaving more marks on her than her so called 'freakish' clie...

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Corporate Authors: IndustryWork Pictures, 430 Productions, Twisted Twins Productions, Universal Pictures International
Other Authors: Soska, Jen (Producer, Director), Soska, Sylvia (Producer, Director), Wiener, Robyn, 1967- (Producer), Tylor, Evan (Producer), Curtis, John A. (Producer), Isabelle, Katharine (Actor), Cupo, Antonio, 1978- (Actor), Risk, Tristan, 1980- (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
German
Language Notes:English or German dialogue; with German optional subtitles. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published: [Universal City, Calif.] : Universal Pictures International, [2012]
Subjects:
Medical students > Drama.
Rape > Drama.
Horror films.
Action and adventure films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Canadian.
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Summary:The story follows medical student, Mary Mason, as she becomes increasingly broke and disenchanted with the surgical world she once admired. The allure of easy money sends Mary into the world of underground surgeries which ends up leaving more marks on her than her so called 'freakish' clientele.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
Bonus materials (approximately 28 min.): behind the scenes; An American Mary in London.
Screamfest, 2012: Festival Trophy in Best Actress (Katharine Isabelle); Best Cinematography (Brian Pearson); Best Director (Jen Soska); Best Makeup; Best Picture.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 1hr., 38 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; PAL, region 2, anamorphic screen, aspect ratio: 2.40:1; Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, German) sound format.
Audience:IFCO rating: 18+; contains strong sexual violence, gore and very strong language.
MPAA: Rated R for strong aberrant violent content including disturbing images, torture, a rape, sexual content, graphic nudity, language and brief drug use.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Brian Pearson; editing, Bruce MacKinnon; music, Peter Allen.