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The Tortured

The Tortured

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20105.41h 19m

Overview

An upper-middle-class couple's life is destroyed when their only child is kidnapped and killed. Obsessed with revenge, the couple seizes an opportunity to kidnap the killer.

Directed by Rob Lieberman
Written by Marek Posival
Produced by Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Carl Mazzocone
Box Office0Revenue: $319K

Top Cast

Erika Christensen

Erika Christensen

Elise

Jesse Metcalfe

Jesse Metcalfe

Craig

Bill Moseley

Bill Moseley

Kozlowski

Chelah Horsdal

Chelah Horsdal

Liane Strader

Fulvio Cecere

Fulvio Cecere

Aaron Pearl

Aaron Pearl

Father

K

Kayden Kessler

Carter

Sheila Shah

Sheila Shah

Sales Woman

S

Samantha Gutstadt

Young Woman

Jakob Davies

Jakob Davies

Boy

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshiploss of loved onechild murderdeath of son

About The Tortured

The Tortured is a horror, thriller film released in 2010 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, loss of loved one, child murder, death of son. Directed by Rob Lieberman, it stars Erika Christensen, Jesse Metcalfe, Bill Moseley. An upper-middle-class couple's life is destroyed when their only child is kidnapped and killed. Obsessed with revenge, the couple seizes an opportunity to kidnap the killer.

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