A Vigilante (2018)

A Vigilante: Directed by Sarah Daggar-Nickson. With Olivia Wilde, Morgan Spector, Kyle Catlett, Estefania Tejeda. After escaping her violent husband, Sadie makes it her life’s mission to help free others in danger. After months of rigorous training in survival skills, boxing, and lethal martial arts, she is back with a vengeance.

“Itu0026#39;s great to see a film that deals with such subject matter in such a stark and realistic way. Films like peppermint do little to elevate tired approaches of women fighting back, as theyu0026#39;re so unrealistic theyu0026#39;re laughable, but this film is so different to that. Olivia Wilde shines in this role, as the wounded healer who helps women and children escape the war zones of u0026quot;domesticu0026quot; (hate that phrase) violence, and fleeing her own abusive husband. Itu0026#39;s an understated, yet powerful, portrayal of a widely under reported blight on society. Itu0026#39;s a shame this film hasnu0026#39;t received the attention and acclaim it deserves, as itu0026#39;s fraught with tension throughout, presents in an empathic and sensitive way and is really engaging. Interpersonal violence is still a misunderstood and under resourced issue that hasnu0026#39;t ever been tackled effectively, certainly not in the uk. We are losing 3 women and 2 children a week to their perpetrators, yet are losing shelters every month that could save lives. Films like this explore the possibility of a world where it could be different.”