Movie: Bystander Effect

Top 2 Billed Cast

David Christopher Roth
David Christopher Roth

Jack

Melanie Meller
Melanie Meller

Kitty

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    Bystander Effect

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    Take the next best residential neighbourhood. A man is on the look-out for a victim. Within a couple of minutes, he chooses a young woman. He hunts, stabs and rapes her. As he dwells on his vicious performance of the crime, the residents turn into a dormant audience while they stand by and watch the rapist’s captivating show.

  • Release Date

    2015-01-01

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    10

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    Deutsch
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