The Assault

The Assault

When Revenge Is The Only Option

PG-13 1998 · 85 min · ★ 4.3 · Thriller, Action

A female cop assigned to protect a dead drug dealer's girlfriend from mob assassins takes her to a home for battered wives. When revenge is the only option, the emotionally scarred women are forced to fight back.

Directed by Jim Wynorski · Written by Melissa Brasselle

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