On The Doll
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| Directed by | Thomas Mignone |
| Produced by | Jeff Most |
| Written by | Thomas Mignone |
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Brittany Snow Josh Janowicz Theresa Russell Angela Sarafyan Clayne Crawford Shanna Collins James Russo Eddie Jemison |
| Music by | Paul D'Amour |
| Cinematography | Nicole Hirsch |
| Edited by | Michal Shemesh Tim Silano |
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DOOM Incorporated
Jeff Most Productions |
| Distributed by | New Films Intl Peace Arch Ent G-Machine Your Half Media Group |
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102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
On The Doll is a 2010 American drama feature film directed and written by music video director Thomas Mignone.
The film's title comes from the phrase "Show me on the doll where you were touched", often asked of young children who have been the victims of sexual abuse. The film covers multiple lives of victims and victimizers, sharing the pain of how early childhood traumas can continue throughout adult lives.
Jaron (Josh Janowicz) struggles to work for sleazy publisher "Uncle" Lou (Marcus Giamatti) in order to settle the obligations of his friend Tara (Angela Sarafyan), who works in a peep show for Jimmy (Paul Ben-Victor). He meets Balery (Brittany Snow), a call-girl who wants to place an ad in Lou's paper. She seeks an accomplice to help her rob a regular client she particularly dislikes. Jaron decides to take up the offer himself. Meanwhile, Wes (Clayne Crawford) whores out his girlfriend Chantel (Shanna Collins) in order to make enough money to buy her an engagement ring just to shut her up about his lack of commitment. Wes gets violently upset when he discovers she's been performing lurid sex acts on her customers just to make the extra money he wants. Two intimately close high school girls Melody (Candice Accola) and Courtney (Chloe Domont) play flirtatious games with their teacher Mr. Garrett (Eddie Jemison) in order to improve their grades, without realizing the violent dangers their teasing could lead to.
On The Doll had its limited theatrical release in the United States. Its foreign debut was at the 2007 Avignon Film Festival, followed by the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival. In 2008 it screened at the Austin Film Festival and then the Cinequest Film Festival and the Oldenburg International Film Festival. The DVD release includes commentary from director Thomas Mignone, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and deleted scenes.
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