Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960 · 1h 21m · Drama, Mystery, Thriller · United Kingdom · Rated 12 (GB)
...and then he made us play that silly game...
Peter Carter, his wife Sally and their young daughter Jean move to a sleepy Canadian village, where Peter has been hired as a school principal. Their idyll is shattered when Jean becomes the victim of an elderly, and extremely powerful, paedophile. The film was neither a box office nor a critical success, it garnered criticism for breaking a significant public taboo.
Directed by
Cyril FrankelWritten by
John Hunter6.5Smart score
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canadacandychasechild molestercourtroompatriarchpedophileprincipalsocial commentary
Rating12 (GB)
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