Penance (2009 film)

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2009 American film

Penance

Directed by| Jake Kennedy
Written by| Jake Kennedy
Produced by| Micah Goldman
Michael Wormser
Starring| Marieh Delfino
Jason Connery
Michael Rooker
Graham McTavish
Cinematography| Lawles Borque
Edited by| Asi Assili
Music by| Ryan Dodson
Distributed by| Clever Worm Entertainment

Release date

* May 30, 2009 (2009-05-30) (Fangoria)

Country| United States
Language| English
Budget| $1.5 million

Penance is a 2009 American horror film directed by Jake Kennedy. It stars Jason Connery, Marieh Delfino, Graham McTavish, and Michael Rooker. Horror film icon Tony Todd has a cameo role as a sinister chauffeur.

## Premise

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A young mother decides to become a stripper to earn some fast cash only to find her worst nightmares are about to begin when she falls into the hands of a religious fanatic intent on changing her "evil" ways.

## Cast

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* Marieh Delfino as Amelia
* Graham McTavish as Geeves
* Jason Connery as John
* Valorie Hubbard as Kathy
* Lochlyn Munro as Jack
* Allison Lange as Tara
* Michael Rooker as Mann
* Tony Todd as Chauffeur
* James Duval as Guy

## Release

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On November 17, 2009, an unrated Director's Cut was released on DVD by Independent Media Distribution. It was later released by Allegro Corporation on October 22, 2013.[1]

## Reception

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Nicolas Rapold for The New York Times was generally positive in his review.[2] However, Mike D'Angelo for The Dissolve was less positive, saying the film was "painfully repetitive and monotonous".[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Penance (2009) - Jake Kennedy". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
2. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/movies/kurosawas-penance-about-the-legacy-of-a-girls-murder.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
3. ^ http://thedissolve.com/reviews/1205-penance/

## External links

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* Penance at IMDb
* Penance at Rotten Tomatoes

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