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Piercing / Paradise City and YL Pictures Co. present in association with Memento Films International & Borderline Presents production ; written & directed by Nicolas Pesce.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 61198304 | Universal Pictures Home EntertainmentLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: French, Spanish, English Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2019]Description: 1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Murakami, Ryū, 1952- Piasshing
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Based on the novel by Ryu Murakami ; produced by Josh Mond, Antonio Campos, Schuyler ; written and directed by Nicolas Pesce.
Cast: Christopher Abbott, Mia Wasikowska, Laia Costa, Wendell Pierce, Dakota Lustick, Marin Ireland, Maria Dizzia.Summary: Reed leaves his wife and infant son to go on a business trip when he's actually planning a meticulous murder. He checks into a hotel and calls a prostitute as his unsuspecting victim. But Jackie is more than he bargained for, and after an unexpected disruption, the balance of power sways. Who's playing whom? As the night wears on, it becomes a nightmare of blood that will bond the two forever.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD DRAMA Piercing Available 33111009488087
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Reed (Christopher Abbott) is a seemingly normal family man who goes on what's supposed to be a regular business trip that turns out to be a carefully planned quest for the perfect murder. But things start to unravel when his intended victim (Mia Wasikowska) is more than what he could handle. Directed by Nicolas Pesce ~ Marvin Royce Moreno, Rovi

DVD, wide screen (1.78:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; region 1.

English dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Title from disc surface.

Christopher Abbott, Mia Wasikowska, Laia Costa, Wendell Pierce, Dakota Lustick, Marin Ireland, Maria Dizzia.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2018.

Based on the novel by Ryu Murakami.

Wide screen

MPAA rating: R; for aberrant violent and sexual content, nudity, and language.

Reed leaves his wife and infant son to go on a business trip when he's actually planning a meticulous murder. He checks into a hotel and calls a prostitute as his unsuspecting victim. But Jackie is more than he bargained for, and after an unexpected disruption, the balance of power sways. Who's playing whom? As the night wears on, it becomes a nightmare of blood that will bond the two forever.

Based on the novel by Ryu Murakami ; produced by Josh Mond, Antonio Campos, Schuyler ; written and directed by Nicolas Pesce.

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