After being attacked and raped twice in one day, a timid seamstress takes to the streets of New York to randomly shoot men with a .45 caliber pistol.

IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN!

From Abel Ferrara, director of The Driller Killer and King of New York, comes a terrifying revenge-thriller in the tradition of Death Wish and Taxi Driver... Ms .45 (aka Angel of Vengeance) will blow you away.

New York, 1980. Raped at gunpoint on her way home from work, mute seamstress Thana returns to the safety of her apartment only to be assaulted again by a burglar; but this time she fights back. Bludgeoning her assailant with an iron, she takes his gun and begins to dispose of the body piece by piece. Fuelled by her trauma, Thana sees that sexual threat is everywhere in the city and decides to bring a .45 calibre solution to the problem.

A devastating depiction of sexual violence and female rage, with a stunning central performance from Zoë Lund (credited as Zoë Tamerlis), Ms .45 arrives in a remarkable restoration that gives an extraordinary glimpse into the grimy glamour of New York in the 80s and with all its controversial power intact.

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Bonus Materials

• SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS

• 4K restoration by Arrow Films from the original 35mm camera negative
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original lossless mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, author of Rape Revenge Films: A Critical Study and Cultographies: Ms .45
• The Voice of Violence, a featurette with film critic BJ Colangelo
• Where Dreams Go to Die, a featurette with film critic Kat Ellinger
• Archive interview with director Abel Ferrara
• Archive interview with composer Joe Delia
• Archive interview with creative consultant Jack McIntyre
• Zoe XO, a 2004 short film directed by Paul Rachman
• Zoe Rising, a 2011 short film directed by Paul Rachman
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sister Hyde

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Zoë Tamerlis
•       Zoë Lund
•       Bogey
•       Albert Sinkys
•       Darlene Stuto
•        Helen McGara
•        Nike Zachmanoglou
•        Peter Yellen
•       Editta Sherman
•       Vincent Gruppi
•        Stanley Timms
•       Faith Peters
•        Jack Thibeau
•       Jayne Kennedy

Director:  Abel Ferrara

Additional Details

Label: Arrow Video

Genre: Drama

Language: English

Run Time: 80 mins

Region: 1

Release Date: 06/09/26

UPC: 760137210368