The story of the film is about a New York City-based fiction writer named Jennifer Hills. Film critic Roger Ebert, a vocal detractor of the film, went as far as to call it "a vile bag of garbage" and said that it is "without a shred of artistic distinction".Ĭamille Keaton in 'I Spit on Your Grave' (IMDb) In one particular section on nudity and controversial imagery in films, the documentary shines a light on 'I Spit on Your Grave', a 1978 horror-thriller film that became the center of scorn and was even banned at the time of release because of its highly sensitive and graphic subject matter. The film found itself in a unique position in the 1970s and 1980s exploitation era and amid the 'video nasties' scandal, but became a touchstone for rape-revenge films that have followed.Ī new documentary titled 'Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies' traces the origin of onscreen nudity, gender bias when it comes to nakedness in films and everything in between, all the way to the present day scenario. It was subject to a long battle with censorship, critics and even politicians who fuelled divided opinions and aggravated passions. Alongside the heavy nudity, the film is notorious for its controversial depiction of graphic violence, particularly lengthy scenes of gang rape that take up at least 30 minutes of the film's narrative. Meir Zarchi's 'I Spit on Your Grave', which was originally titled 'Day of the Woman' is a rape and revenge horror film starring Camille Keaton, Eron Tabor, Richard Pace, Anthony Nichols and Gunter Kleeman.
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