

Repulsion
The nightmare world of a virgin's dreams becomes the screen's shocking reality!
Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $300K
- Box office
- $3.1M
- Language
- English
- london, england
- rape
- schizophrenia
- sexual abuse
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- paranoia
- hallucination
- rent
- murder
- loneliness
- black and white
- psychosis
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR2 Oct 1965
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalLondon1 Jun 1965
- Physical18DVD1 May 2004
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical161 Jun 1965
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1513 Jul 1965
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-165 Nov 1965
FranceFR
- Theatrical167 Jan 1966
- PhysicalDVD26 Oct 2006
- PhysicalBlu-Ray17 Apr 2012
- Digital / OTTVOD29 Apr 2016
- Digital / OTT16Prime Video10 Jan 2022
GermanyDE
- Theatrical166 Jul 1965
GreeceGR
- PhysicalDVD2 Nov 2005
- Theatrical (limited)re-release18 Aug 2022
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1821 Oct 1966
ItalyIT
- Theatrical3 Jul 1966
JapanJP
- TheatricalR15+18 Aug 1965
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical16Original classification: 183 Feb 1966
- Physical12DVD, Blu ray6 Oct 2005
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Repulsion was released on 1 June 1965.
Audience reviews
1- G8/10
griggs79
10/3/2024
Repulsion is an alarming and compelling psychological thriller that presents an unsettling exploration of a woman's descent into madness. Polanski masterfully creates an atmosphere of claustrophobic dread. What sets this film apart is its bold decision to centre the narrative on a female protagonist who, in a rare move for the genre, is the killer rather than the victim. The film's chilling portrayal of isolation and…
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