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M.F.A.

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
7.8K
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Francesca Eastwood in M.F.A. (2017)
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An art student taps into a rich source of creative inspiration after the accidental slaughter of her rapist. An unlikely vigilante emerges, set out to avenge college girls whose attackers wa... Read allAn art student taps into a rich source of creative inspiration after the accidental slaughter of her rapist. An unlikely vigilante emerges, set out to avenge college girls whose attackers walked free.An art student taps into a rich source of creative inspiration after the accidental slaughter of her rapist. An unlikely vigilante emerges, set out to avenge college girls whose attackers walked free.

  • Director
    • Natalia Leite
  • Writer
    • Leah McKendrick
  • Stars
    • Francesca Eastwood
    • Clifton Collins Jr.
    • Leah McKendrick
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    6.0/10
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    • Director
      • Natalia Leite
    • Writer
      • Leah McKendrick
    • Stars
      • Francesca Eastwood
      • Clifton Collins Jr.
      • Leah McKendrick
    • 43User reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Francesca Eastwood
    Francesca Eastwood
    • Noelle
    Clifton Collins Jr.
    Clifton Collins Jr.
    • Kennedy
    Leah McKendrick
    Leah McKendrick
    • Skye
    Peter Vack
    Peter Vack
    • Luke
    David Sullivan
    David Sullivan
    • Cavanaugh
    David Huynh
    David Huynh
    • Shane
    Marlon Young
    Marlon Young
    • Professor Rudd
    Jess Nurse
    • Lindsey
    Mary Price Moore
    Mary Price Moore
    • Melinda Sanders
    Melanie Britton
    • Jenna
    Michael Welch
    Michael Welch
    • Mason
    Mike Manning
    Mike Manning
    • Jeremiah
    • (as a different name)
    Kyle McKeever
    Kyle McKeever
    • Calvin
    Kyler Pettis
    Kyler Pettis
    • Conor
    Mariah Owen
    Mariah Owen
    • Charlotte
    Alexandra Fatovich
    Alexandra Fatovich
    • Medical Examiner
    John B. Benitz
    John B. Benitz
    • Dean
    • (as John Benitz)
    Ryan W. Garcia
    Ryan W. Garcia
    • Christian
    • Director
      • Natalia Leite
    • Writer
      • Leah McKendrick
    • All cast & crew
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    7RatedVforVinny

    It's a powerful story and really well acted.

    Francesca Eastwood, is great and a fresh actress, who really knows how to electrify her performances. She reminds me a lot of Asia Argento (another famous actor, director father), in the sort of roles she's choosing and how she comes across on screen. She's very talented and certainly has a screen presence. The rape revenge plot has been done over and over but this movie has a lot of social comment to digest; although it tends to be a bit heavy handed at times. The ending is quite a satisfactory and moving conclusion.
    7deloudelouvain

    Rape vigilante

    I see there are a lot of mixed feelings about M.F.A. It will for sure not win any awards but it's still good enough to entertain you on a cold winter night. The story might not be overly developped but it's easy to understand and to watch. Not really a revenge movie, more a vigilante movie of a rape victim taking justice in her own hands. Francesca Eastwood did a good job playing her character. The rest of the cast wasn't bad either, nothing great, but not bad either. I would have made the killing scenes a bit bloodier and more sadistic to make it a better horror movie. I think that would have been better for the movie and this genre of movie. All in all it's an okay movie if you don't have too much expectations.
    7kosmasp

    Timing

    Maybe if the movie was released during the #metoo movement, it might have done really well at the box office. It does have Clint Eastwoods daughter in the main role and of course it does have the topic of sexual abuse. There is some reality behind it all which may make some people uncomfortable. 1) because of the subject matter and 2) because of how it handles the topic after it (where it descends into the fantastic and unbelievable).

    While I don't agree with everything the movie is portraying, the movie itself says that our main protagonist isn't always on the right side (of her mind) either. So if you try to nitpick, there is a lot you can find here. But if you accept this as a thriller and a bit of social message in between, you should be ok. Sit back, relax and do try to take the positive the movie is trying to tell/sell
    8scritterz

    A real solid revenge thriller with a main topic that needs this kind of attention.

    This was a good to very good thriller. Francesca Eastwood painted a wonderful portrait of a victim turning to vengeance. The director obviously knew the subject matter well as the plot of the movie came across a entirely possible with the original premise being all to factual, The action keeps moving, It will hold your attention without being to gory or intellectual. Plenty of violence

    The rape culture, the crime of rape and societies reaction to the victims and the rapists are a stain on America. This movie draws some needed attention to the priorities of our judicial and higher educational systems with regard to rape, victims of rape and it's perpetrators, I thank the all people who worked on this film for their efforts to bring attention to this very uncomfortable subject. A special vote of appreciation to Natalia Leite who directed this both from the heart and from personal experience.
    5PedroPires90

    Meh

    Good ideas, sometimes bad and laughable execution, not realistic at all. A great performance save it from being an entirely bad film, but it's not very compelling either.

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    • Trivia
      There isn't an actual Balboa University in California, but there is a Balboa private school in Escondido, CA.
    • Goofs
      When the girl notices the pool of blood on the grate, the officer identifies it as human blood. There's no way for him to know this at a glance. Human and animal blood is virtually identical to the naked eye.
    • Quotes

      Jenna: You ever heard the saying: 'An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind'?

      Noelle: The world's already blind.

    • Soundtracks
      Pray for Rain
      Written by Daniel Hindman and Sarah Versprille

      Performed by Pure Bathing Culture

      Courtesy of Partisan Records

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    • Release date
      • October 13, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • İntikam Sanatı
    • Filming locations
      • Chapman University - One University Drive, Orange, California, USA(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Villainess Productions
      • GTE Productions
      • Syncretic Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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