The tension within the relationship escalates when Gerald begins insisting on starting some sexual foreplay.
The film explores the agonizing timethat Jessie spends lying alone, desperately trying to free herself.
As she lies there helplessly, Jessie is forced to mutilate her own body to escape and survive.
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Its not a moment of triumph in which she walks away from the situation empowered.
Flanagan is set to take over the reins from David Gordon Green.
Close-up shots show just how much strain the cracking of each bone and vein causes.
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Jessies isolation is just as haunting as the violence.
However, Geralds collapse puts Jessie in a situation where she couldnt be more vulnerable.
However,Geralds Gameaddresses the generational trauma of childhood abusethrough a series of flashbacks that relate to Jessies childhood.
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Geralds Gameis streaming on Netflix in the U.S.
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