Mesmerized (1984)
Directed by Michael Laughlin
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Marriage Drama, Period Film, Courtroom Drama |
Release Date - Dec 31, 1986 (USA - Unknown), Dec 31, 1986 (USA) |
Run Time - 97 min. |
Countries - Australia, New Zealand, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
This psychodrama is set in New Zealand during the 1880s and is based on the true story of an orphaned 18-year-old who marries a cruel, much-older man. He constantly abuses her and keeps her under his thumb until she snaps and using hypnotism, kills him. Later she is tried in court.
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desire, perversion, relationship, death, sexual, spouse, abuse, hypnosis, investigation, killing, love-triangle, marriage, marriage-arranged, murder, orphan, romance, scheme, sexual-abuse, spouse-abuse, teenagers
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