
Overview
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Sundance Special Jury Prize for Originality (2002)
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Box office
Grossed $9.3M worldwide, about 2.3 times its $4M budget
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Music
Music by Angelo Badalamenti
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Steven Fierberg
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Erin Cressida WilsonScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 20, 2002
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $4M
- Revenue
- $9.3M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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