Tenderness

Tenderness

The intimacy of the kill

2009101 min5.2 / 10

A dark psychological thriller exploring obsession and violence through the entanglement of a cop seeking justice, an ex-con suspect, and a vulnerable runaway drawn into a dangerous orbit.

A hardened cop tries to unravel the past to discover whether a violent teenager was responsible for the murder of his family. A confused fifteen-year-old runaway becomes enthralled with the young man.

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