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Hardcore 18 rating

Schrader’s neo-noir about a devout conservative businessman venturing into a sordid Californian underworld in search of his runaway teenage daughter.

Drama 1979 108 mins

Director: Paul Schrader

CC

Overview

When devout Midwestern businessman Jake Van Dorn’s teenager daughter goes missing on a church trip to California, he discovers she has been drawn into a seedy porn underworld. Hiring cynical local investigator Andy Mast to look for her, Van Dorn descends into a world of exploitation and vice, posing as an adult-film producer in the desperate hope of finding her.

George C. Scott delivers a searing performance in Paul Schrader’s unsettling neo-noir about faith, morality, alienation, and obsession.

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