You are aware, aren't you, that these things didn't really happen, right? These were actors, following a script.
Yes, but the original 1978 film (which this 2010 version was based on) was inspired by
a true story: In 1974 writer/director Meir Zarchi came across a naked young woman stumbling out of the woods; she had a broken jaw and had been raped by two scumbags. She said they would have killed her but she convinced them she couldn't see without her glasses and therefore couldn't identify them. They then broke her jaw to knock her unconscious so they could make a getaway. She regained consciousness fairly quickly and wisely decided to get out of the area in case they changed their minds. She crawled through the woods to the nearest road, which is where Zarchi discovered her.
Of course Zarchi added the woman's revenge angle, which is why the flick was originally titled "Day of the Woman." So, while the revenge part is fictitious and over-the-top to the point of being eye-rolling, the gang rape angle is true in that this crime happens regularly around the world. That said, I'm sure a woman or three
have gotten personal justice one way or another on their rapists.
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